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iRubric: Descriptive Writing Rubric

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Descriptive Writing Rubric Descriptive Writing Rubric Students will complete a descriptive writing promt using their five senses to write a personal letter. Writing will be graded on capitalization, punctuation, use of main idea and supporting details, spelling of high frequency words, simile or metaphor use, subject/verb tense and agreement Rubric Code: K476XB By krugeral2 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Descriptive Personal Letter
	Excellent 3 pts	Good 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Main Idea & Details	Excellent Paragraph has clearly defined subject and details and remains on topic	Good Paragraph states subject but lacks details	Needs Improvement The paragraph do not contain a clear main idea or related details.
Capitalization & Punctuation	Excellent The letter is free of capitalization & punctuation errors.	Good The letter has 1 or 2 capitalization & punctuation errors.	Needs Improvement The letter has 3 or more capitalization & punctuation errors.
Grammar	Excellent The letter contains proper use of Plural Nouns, Possessive Nouns, Subject/Verb Agreement and Verb Tense Agreement	Good The letter contains 1 or two errors in use of Plural Nouns, Possessive Nouns, Subject/Verb Agreement and Verb Tense Agreement	Needs Improvement The letter contains 3 or more errors in use of Plural Nouns, Possessive Nouns, Subject/Verb Agreement and Verb Tense Agreement
Description- Similes and Metaphors	Excellent The letter contains 4 or 5 descriptions using similes or metaphors.	Good The letter contains 2 or 3 descriptions using similes or metaphors.	Needs Improvement The letter contains 1 description using a simile or metaphor.
Spelling-High Frequency Words	Excellent The letter is free of spelling errors of high frequency words.	Good The letter has 1 or 2 spelling errors of high frequency words.	Needs Improvement The letter has 3 or more spelling errors of high frequency words.