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Dance Essay: Dancers and Athletes, Similar or Different? 
Dance Essay: Dancers and Athletes, Similar or Different?
Students will demonstrate their knowledge of paragraph organization by writing a 5-paragraph essay utilizing the writing process of planning, organizing, writing, evaluating and revising. Specifically, students will be writing a 5 paragraph essay on whether they believe dancers and athletes are similar or different. They are to have 2 sources min. to help back up their argument.
Rubric Code: L2483B4
By mendyhicks
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Subject: Dance  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Dance History Essay Test
  Effective

30 pts

Adequate

20 pts

Marginal

20 pts

Inadequate

20 pts

Below Marginal

10 pts

Response to Prompt
70 pts

Are dancers and athletes similar or different?
Effective

Presents a clearly focused main idea that addresses prompt--Content is accurate.
Adequate

Uses the writing prompt to establish a main idea. Content is mostly accurate.
Marginal

Addresses the prompt, though the focus may shift. Some content is accurate.
Inadequate

Does not attempt to address prompt. No content is accurate.
Below Marginal

Attempts to address prompt but with little or no success in<BR>
establishing a focus. Very little content is accurate.
Organization
10 pts

Creative title, 5 full paragraph, with 5 full complete sentences.
Effective

Establishes a clear and logical organization.
Adequate

Uses an identifiable<BR>
organizational plan.
Marginal

Shows some evidence of an organizational plan.
Inadequate

Contains no organization or ideas.
Below Marginal

Fails to organize ideas.
Development & Details
10 pts

Minimum of two sources.
Effective

Achieves coherent
development with specific and relevant details and examples. Effective transitions are present to bridge between paragraphs.
Adequate

Has focused but occasionally uneven development; incorporates some specific detail. Transitions are used to bridge paragraphs.
Marginal

Has some development but lacks specific details; may be limited to a listing, repetitions,
or generalizations. Some transitions are used to bridge paragraphs.
Inadequate

Demonstrates no development; usually lacks details or examples or presents irrelevant information
Below Marginal

Demonstrates little development; usually lacks details or examples or presents irrelevant information. A very limited use of transitions are used between paragraphs.
Word Choice
5 pts

Effective

Exhibits varied and precise word choice.
Adequate

Exhibits appropriate word choice.
Marginal

Exhibits a narrow range of word choice, often including
inappropriate selections.
Inadequate

Exhibits weak and/or
inappropriate words.
Below Marginal

Exhibits little variety of word usage, words are redundant.
Spelling and Punctuation
5 pts

Effective

No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. Typing correctly follows the prescribed format.
Adequate

One to two grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. Typing follows format.
Marginal

Three to four grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors. Typing is basically acceptable.
Inadequate

More than six grammatical, spelling, or punctuational errors. Typing is not acceptable by format.
Below Marginal

Four to six grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. Typing strays from format.



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  • writing, 5-paragraph, essay, dance, dance history


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