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Descriptive Paragraph Rubric Descriptive Paragraph Rubric Students are to describe their neighborhood, community, or the pep rally using descriptive words to create imagery. Rubric Code: B77X5A By susanview Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Descriptive Paragraph Rubric
	! 4 pts	3 pts	2 pts	1 pts
Ideas	! Clearly describes and evaluates the topic. Supporting details are relevant and interesting.	3 Description is clear, but supporting details may or may not be relevant.	2 Description or evaluation of topic is somewhat unclear. Supporting details are occasionally unclear, not relevant or uninteresting.	1 Lacks description and/or evaluation of topic. Supporting details are poorly chosen, unclear or not interesting enough.
Descriptive Adjectives	! There are 8+ adjectives or adjectives phrases in the paragraph.	3 There are 5-7 adjectives or adjective phrases in the paragraph.	2 There are 3-5 adjectives or adjective phrases in the paragraph.	1 There are 0-1 adjectives or adjective phrases in the paragraph.
Imagery - Word Choice	! Words are varied and descriptive. Creates images in the reader's mind using sight, smell, sound, taste and feel words.	3 Uses word variety some words may or may not be repeated. Uses some sight, smell, sound, taste and feel words.	2 Some word variety but some words may or may not be repeated. Uses only one or two forms of imagery.	1 Little variety in words, and they are not interesting. Writing lacks sight, smell, sound, taste or feel words.
Grammar	! There are 1-2 grammar errors.	3 There are 3-4 grammar errors.	2 There are 5-6 grammar errors.	1 There are 7 or more grammar errors.
Punctuation/Spelling	! There are 1-2 punctuation and/or spelling errors.	3 There are 3-4 punctuation and/or spelling errors.	2 There are 5-6 punctuation and/or spelling errors.	1 There are 7 or more punctuation and/or spelling errors.