iRubric: Descriptive Writing Rubric

edit print share Copy to my rubrics Bookmark test run assess... delete Do more...

Descriptive Writing Rubric

Students will describe Christmas using their five senses. They will have a topic and concluding sentences. They will use adjectives that describe Christmas.

Rubric Code: Z252677

By ElsieP

Ready to use

Public Rubric

Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

Descriptive Writing- Christmas
	4 4 pts	3 3 pts	2 2 pts	1 1 pts
Capitalization & Punctuation	4 The essay is free of capitalization & punctuation errors.	3 The essay has 1 or 2 capitalization & punctuation errors.	2 The essay has 3 capitalization & punctuation errors.	1 The essay has more than 3 capitalization and punctuation errors.
Main Idea & Details	4 The paragraph contains a main idea and three related details.	3 The paragraph contains a main idea and some realted details.	2 The paragraph contains a main idea that is not clear and some related details.	1 The paragraph does not contain a clear main idea or related details.
Spelling	4 The essay is free of spelling errors.	3 The essay has 1 or 2 spelling errors.	2 The essay has 3 or more spelling errors.	1 The essay has 4 or more spelling errors.
Picture	4 Picture used is rich in detail and color; helps add to presentation.	3 Picture has some detail and adds little to presentation.	2 Little or no detail; does not add anything to presentation.	1 There is no picture to this essay.