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Friendly 8th grade FCAT Writes Rubric

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FOCUS
Detailed plan,
pinpoint, stays
on topic,
purposeful
information,
Laser Beam

Mostly on topic,
strays off once
or twice,
planning needs
improvement,
Flashlight

Broad plan,
pretty much on
topic, not full
focused
Lighthouse

ORGANIZATION
OCD, neat,
skillfully crafted,
smooth
transitions,
understandable
pattern
NEAT scanner

SUPPORT
Facts, stable,
paints pictures,
mucho
elaboration,
enough support
to revive an
elephant
Electric
wheelchair
Some lapses may Above adequate,
occur, almost
more than
complete, meets enough, all flows
expectation but together
no more,
Wheelchair
File cabinet

CONVENTIONS
Punctuated
correctly, capital
letters always
when needed,
yet not there if
not needed,
Bugatti
Some errors,
mostly nice
seldom naughty
Lamborghini

A bit better than Average details, Little to no

1st, 2nd, 3rd,
60/40
misused
decent
Walker
punctuation
transitions, some
Bentley
words out of

place
Backpack

Doesnt hit topic Basic transitions, Causal teenager Spelling errors,
3
much, not
follows general
language, weak
punctuation
clearly on topic, pattern, missing in the knees
issues, i =
50/50
ideas/words
Crutches
pronoun,
Nightlight
Binder
BMW


Roaming
6th grade
Wrong
Copious errors.
2
thoughts, day
transitions, a 3rd information,
A 3rd grader
dreaming,
grader could do
little details,
could do better,
skimming
better, missing
nothing specific Vespa or club
Match
paragraphs
Cane
car

Cubbie

Zero plan, off
A tornado has hit You have
The meaning is
1
topic, splatter
your office, rats
provided nothing affected by the
Glow Stick
nest, puzzle,
to prove your
conventions or

Any teenagers
ideas.
lack thereof.

room
A mere stick.
A scooter.


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