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Creative Writing Rubric
Descriptive Writing Rubric
Students will describe a picture of their choice by using their five senses to create a descriptive essay. Writing will be graded on capitalization, punctuation, use of main idea and supporting details, spelling, grammar usage, and descriptors using 5 senses with similes. Also the writing may include personification or metaphors.
Rubric Code:
L46C86
By
Emiline
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
6-8, 9-12
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Creative Essay
Excellent
4 pts
Well Done
3 pts
Good
2 pts
Needs Improvement
1 pts
Understanding
Excellent
Student has fulfilled assignment with originality and insight, applying methods learned in class.
Well Done
Student has fulfilled assignment with some originality and insight, by meagerly applying methods learned in class.
Good
Student has fulfilled some of the assignment using basic methods learned in class.
Needs Improvement
Student has failed to fulfill assignment and has not attempted to utilize methods learned in class.
Use of Strategies
Excellent
The essay contains 4 or 5 descriptions using the five senses and similes.
Figurative Language and Rhetorical Strategies have been skillfully utilized
Well Done
The essay contains 2 or 3 descriptions using the five senses and similes.
Figurative Language and Rhetorical Strategies have been utilized well.
Good
The essay contains 1 description using the five senses and simile.
Figurative Language and Rhetorical Strategies have been used.
Needs Improvement
The essay contains 0 descriptions using the five senses and simile.
Figurative Language and Rhetorical Strategies were not even attempted.
Vocabulary
Excellent
Precise, well used, creative, vocabulary creates a clear tone.
Well Done
Well used creative vocabulary creates sufficient tone.
Good
Creative vocabulary is used, but only meagerly, lacks much tone.
Needs Improvement
Creative vocabulary is barely used, there isn't any tone.
Main Idea & Details
Excellent
Each paragraph contains a strong main idea and 3 solid related details.
Logic and purpose of piece is very clear.
Well Done
Each paragraph has a main idea and 2-3 solid details.
Logic and purpose of piece is apparent.
Good
Some paragraphs contain a main idea and some related details.
Logic and purpose of piece are lacking.
Needs Improvement
The paragraphs do not contain a clear main idea or related details
Logic and purpose of piece are nonexistent.
Grammar
Excellent
There are no serious errors.
The essay is free of spelling errors of high frequency words.
The essay is free of capitalization & punctuation errors.
Well Done
There are 1 or 2 serious grammatical errors.
The essay has 1 or 2 spelling errors of high frequency words.
The essay has 1 or 2 capitalization & punctuation errors.
Good
There are 3 or 4 serious grammatical errors.
The essay has 3 spelling errors of high frequency words.
The essay has 3-4 capitalization & punctuation errors.
Needs Improvement
There are more than 5 serious grammatical errors.
The essay has 4 or more spelling errors of high frequency words.
The essay has more than 5 or more capitalization and punctuation errors.
Correct format
Excellent
The writing was written using correct form based on the format given in class. Paragraphs were indented and writing was placed on correct lines.
Well Done
The writing had some errors in the format. Heading, title, or lines were in the wrong place.
Good
The writing format was not followed correctly.
Needs Improvement
No writing format was utilized.
Keywords:
creative writing, essay
Subjects:
English
Types:
Project
Writing
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