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Rubric for Descriptive Writing
Late Papers - 10% deduc on per day
4- Excellent 3- Very Good 2-Satisfactory 1-Needs
Improvement
Ideas - “paints a picture” for the - creates some clear - sometimes strays from - poorly focused on the
reader images for the reader the topic topic
- well-focused on the topic -focused on the topic - ideas are not well- - deas are unclear
- clear ideas are well- - ideas are well- developed - few details are given
supported with interesting supported with details - more details are needed
and vivid details
Organiza on - well-focused on the topic - generally focused on - somewhat focused on - not focused on the
- logical organization the topic the topic topic
- excellent transitions - some lapses in - poor organization - no clear organization
- easy to follow organization - few transitions - no transitions
- some transitions - difficult to follow - difficult to impossible to
- usually easy to follow follow
Introduc on Introductory paragraph Introductory paragraph Introductory paragraph No attempt is made to
clearly states subject of states subject of essay attempts to state subject state the subject of the
essay and captures but is not particularly of essay but does not essay in an introductory
reader's attention. inviting to the reader. capture reader's attention. paragraph.
Word Choice - precise, vivid and - fairly precise, - vague, mundane word - very limited word
interesting word choices interesting and choices choices
- wide variety of word somewhat varied word - wording is sometimes - wording is bland and
choices choices repetitive not descriptive
- wording could be more - more descriptive words
specific are needed
Sensory Essay includes details that Includes details that I n c l u d e s d e t a i l s t h a t Includes no details that
appeal to at least three of appeal to fewer than appeal to only one of the appeal to one of the five
Detail the five senses (taste, three of the five senses. five senses. senses.
touch, sound, sight, smell).
Sentence - uses complete sentences - u s e s c o m p l e t e - occasional sentence - frequent use of
- v a r y i n g s e n t e n c e sentences fragment or run-on sentence fragments or
Fluency structure and lengths - generally simple sentences run-on sentences
sentence structures - simple sentence - sentences are difficult
structure is used to understand
repeatedly
Conven ons - proper grammar, usage - few errors of grammar - errors in grammar, - frequent errors in
- correct spelling and usage usage and spelling g r a m m a r, u s a g e ,
- correct punctua on - mostly correct spelling, some mes make spelling, capitaliza on
- correct capitaliza on punctua on and understanding di cult and punctua on
capitaliza on - some errors in make understanding
punctua on and di cult or impossible
capitaliza on
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