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Essay Rubric for L,C,NR Project

Use Times New Roman black 12 font. You must write at least 5 paragraphs total; one paragraph about each topic: Location, Climate, Natural Resources, Trade and Where they Live. Each paragraph must include a topic sentence, 3 details , and a concluding sentence.

Rubric Code: ZX8B89W

By Hermany

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Subject: Geography

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Paragraph Writing
	Demonstrate 3 pts	Developing 2 pts	Areas for improvement 1 pts
Topic Sentence	Demonstrate Powerful, interesting sentence that introduces the topic of the paragraph. The reader is interested in the topic.	Developing Interesting sentence that introduces the topic of the paragraph.	Areas for improvement Topic sentence is missing or does not properly introduce topic.
Details	Demonstrate Three clear details based on the topic sentence. The details are interesting, creative, and well-thought out.	Developing Three clear details based on the topic sentence. Details make sense and are interesting.	Areas for improvement Less than three details supporting the topic are evident. Organization of details is confusing.
Concluding sentence	Demonstrate Powerful, creative, and interesting concluding sentence that sums up the paragraph.	Developing Interesting concluding sentence that sums up the paragraph.	Areas for improvement Concluding sentence is missing.
Conventions	Demonstrate Student had appropriate capitalization, punctuation and spelling of most words. Only 1 or fewer mistakes. Must use Times New Roman black 12 font. Must write at least 5 paragraphs.	Developing Student had some errors with the capitalization, punctuation and some of the spelling of words. Only 2-3 mistakes.	Areas for improvement Student had many inconsistencies with the capitalization, punctuation and/or spelling. Three or more mistakes.