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Descriptive Paragraph - Animal 
Descriptive Paragraph-Person or Animal
Rubric Code: Z25X54
By dateach
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Excellent

5 pts

Very Good

4 pts

Good

3 pts

Fair

2 pts

Needs Improvement

1 pts

Opening Sentence

Excellent

Strong opening sentence that commands attention.
Very Good

Very good opening.
Good

Opening sentence is present, but not strong.
Fair

Opening sentence is present but weak in getting reader's attention.
Needs Improvement

Poor opening sentence-does not command reader's attention.
Concluding Sentence

Excellent

Concluding sentence in right place-gives a creative closure.
Very Good

Concluding sentence is in the right place and gives very good closure.
Good

Concluding sentence in right place-not very clear.
Fair

Concluding sentence is present but not placed correctly in the paragraph.
Needs Improvement

No clear conclusion-paragraph just ends.
Physical Description/Details

Excellent

Physical appearance described thoroughly and several details are given.
Very Good

Physical appearance described and enough details are given.
Good

Fair physical description with a fair amount of details.
Fair

Physical description is included but needs more details.
Needs Improvement

Poor physical description and barely any details are present.
Spelling/Punctuation

Excellent

No spelling errors and all sentences have correct punctuation.
Very Good

One spelling or one punctuation error.
Good

Two spelling or punctuation errors.
Fair

Three spelling or punctuation errors.
Needs Improvement

Four or more spelling or punctuation errors.
Grammar/Usage

Excellent

No grammar/usage errors.
Very Good

One grammar/usage error.
Good

Two grammar/usage errors.
Fair

Three grammar/usage errors.
Needs Improvement

Four or more grammar/usage errors.
Final Draft

Excellent

Neatly typed or written in ink; correct margins and first sentence indented along with the title and name written on the correct lines.
Very Good

Typed or written in ink; correct margins first sentence indented along with the title and name written on the correct lines.
Good

Typed or written in ink; margins mostly correct and first sentence indented with either title or name in the right place.
Fair

Legibly typed or written in ink; correct margins and first sentence indented along with neither title and name written on the correct lines.
Needs Improvement

Poorly typed or written in ink; incorrect or lack of margins, and first sentence not indented and title or name may be missing.




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