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Descriptive Writing Rubric - "Haunted House" 
Descriptive Writing Rubric - "Haunted House"
Students will respond to a writing prompt using descriptive words to describe their Haunted House
Rubric Code: RXB52AX
By kimberlywhite
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: K-5

Powered by iRubric Descriptive Writing
  Advanced

4 pts

Proficient

3 pts

Basic

2 pts

Below Basic

1 pts

Writing Process
4 pts

Advanced

Student devotes an exceptional amount of time to the writing process (prewriting, drafting, reviewing, editing, revising) A great deal of time has been taken to ensure a quality finished product.
Proficient

Student devotes an good amount of time to the writing process (prewriting, drafting, reviewing, editing, revising) A good amount of time has been taken to ensure a good finished product.
Basic

Student devotes an small amount of time to the writing process (prewriting, drafting, reviewing, editing, revising) A small amount of time has been taken to ensure a finished product.
Below Basic

Student devotes almost no amount of time to the writing process (prewriting, drafting, reviewing, editing, revising) Almost no time has been taken to ensure a finished product.
Focus on Topic
4 pts

Advanced

The entire writing is related to the assigned topic, and allows the reader to deeply understand and visualize the ideas.
Proficient

Most of the writing is related to the assigned topic, and allows the reader to deeply understand and visualize the ideas.
Basic

Nearly half of the writing is related to the assigned topic, and allows the reader to somewhat understand and visualize the ideas.
Below Basic

Less than half of the writing is related to the assigned topic, and the reader will have trouble understanding and visualizing the ideas.
Creativity
4 pts

Advanced

The descriptive writing piece contains a many vivid details. The details in the writing contribute to the reader's enjoyment, and the writing has used many imaginative and creative ideas.
Proficient

The descriptive writing piece contains vivid details. The details in the writing contribute to the reader's enjoyment, and the writing has used imaginative and creative ideas.
Basic

The descriptive writing piece contains decent details. The writing needs more details to contribute to the reader's enjoyment, and the writing has few imaginative and creative ideas.
Below Basic

The descriptive writing piece contains limited details. The writing needs more details to contribute to the reader's enjoyment, and the writing has limited imaginative and creative ideas.
Mechanics and Spelling
4 pts

Advanced

The passage is free of grammar and/or spelling errors.
Proficient

The passage contains 1-2 grammar and/or spelling errors.
Basic

The passage contains 3-5 grammar and/or spelling errors
Below Basic

The passage contains 5 or more grammar and/or spelling errors.
Capitalization & Punctuation
4 pts

Advanced

The passage is free of capitalization & punctuation errors.
Proficient

The passage has 1-2 capitalization & punctuation errors.
Basic

The passage has 3-5 capitalization & punctuation errors.
Below Basic

The passage has 5 or more capitalization & punctuation errors.
Effort/Presentation
4 pts

Advanced

The final draft of the passage is easy to read, clean, neat, wrinkle free, and attractive. It is properly spaced and indented, and erased completely when needed.
Proficient

The final draft of the passage is mostly easy to read, clean, neat, wrinkle free, and attractive. It has good spacing and indention, and is erased fairly well when needed.
Basic

The final draft of the passage is somewhat readable, clean, neat, wrinkle free, and attractive. It has moderate spacing and indention, and is erased somewhat when needed.
Below Basic

The final draft of the passage is difficult to read, unclean, lacks neatness, is wrinkled, or is unattractive. It has poor spacing and indention, and is not erased well when needed.




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