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Informational Writing- Report Writing Grade 4 Research report on the topic of student choice. Rubric Code: CX776C By sperf25 Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Informational Reports
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Research and Analysis	Poor No selection of topic. No evidence of research reflective of content area. No evident source of information.	Fair Selects and researches a topic reflective of content area with teacher direction and assistance. Use of one source of information. Attempts to take notes and record data, facts and ideas with teacher assistance.	Good Selects and researches a topic reflective of content area with teacher direction. Uses at least two sources of information. Takes notes to record data, facts and ideas (graphic organizers) by following teacher direction.	Excellent Independently selects and researches a topic reflective of content area. Uses multiple sources of information. Takes notes to record data, facts and ideas (graphic organizers) effectively and independently.
Organization and Development	Poor Main idea unclear, not supported with details. No support of explanations from text. Unclear, unorganized report that shows no understanding of the topic. No paragraphing.	Fair States a main idea but supports it with few details. Supports explanations with little evidence from text. Produces report that demonstrates understanding of topic. Uses paragraphing to organize ideas and info. with assistance.	Good States a main idea and supports it with details. Supports explanations with evidence from text. Produces clear, well-organized and well-developed report that demonstrates understanding of topic. Uses paragraphing to organize ideas and info. with assistance.	Excellent States a main idea and supports it effectively with many details. Supports explanations with clear evidence from text. Produces clear, well-organized and well-developed report that demonstrates understanding of topic. Uses paragraphing to organize ideas and info. independently.
Names and Specialized Vocabulary	Poor No evidence of use of resources to spell words, names or vocab. correctly. Newly acquired words from content area are not used.	Fair Use of resources, such as dictionaries or computer software to spell words, names and vocab. correctly with assistance. Some evidence of use of words newly acquired form reading and content area instruction(one or two).	Good Uses a variety of resources, such as dictionaries or computer software to spell words, names and vocab. correctly. Uses words newly acquired form reading and content area instruction.	Excellent Uses a variety of resources, such as dictionaries or computer software to spell words, names and vocab. correctly. Uses words newly acquired form reading and content area instruction in an appropriate and interesting way.
Conventions of Info. Writing	Poor No attempt to write labels and captions for graphics to convey information. Use of simple outlines and graphic organizers not evident. Appropriate use of format for title/cover page not used.	Fair Attempts to write labels and captions for graphics to convey information, with assistance. Ineffective use of simple outlines and graphic organizers to plan reports with assistance. Uses appropriate format for title/cover page with assistance.	Good Writes labels and captions for graphics to convey information, with assistance. Uses simple outlines and graphic organizers to plan reports with assistance. Uses appropriate format for title/cover page.	Excellent Writes labels and captions for graphics to convey information independently. Uses simple outlines and graphic organizers to plan reports effectively. Uses appropriate format for title/cover page.

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English

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Writing

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