iRubric: Teacher Rubric: Mystery Rock Report

Introduction is creative, engaging, and inviting. It draws the reader in.

Introduction is present, but more revision was needed to make introduction engaging, inviting and creative.

Introduction is not present or does not clearly introduce the topic.

Includes effective opening and closing paragraphs. Correct paragraphing is used to divide all information by topic.

May lack an opening or closing paragraph. Correct paragraphing is mostly used to divide information by topic, although some facts can be misplaced.

Lacks a clear sense of direction. The ideas, details, or events are strung together in a loose or random fashion.

Gives an accurate and complete description of all the tests conducted.

Gives a description of all the tests conducted, but leaves out a couple of important features.

Description of tests are inaccurate or do not give many important details.

No errors were made in spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation. Appropriate paragraphs used.

1-4 errors made in spelling, grammar, capitalization, paragraphing, and punctuation. These errors make it more difficult to understand the meaning of the writing.

More than 4 errors in spelling, grammar, capitalization, paragraphing, and punctuation found in writing. These errors make it hard to understand the meaning of the writing due to these errors.