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Descriptive Essay Write an essay that uses descriptive words and paints a picture in the reader's head. Rubric Code: E5W27X By klaelschultz Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Descriptive Essay
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Grammar/Spelling	Poor I made many grammar mistakes. My grammar is difficult to read. I made many spelling mistakes.	Fair I made few grammar mistakes. My grammar is not difficult to read. My spelling is not difficult to decipher.	Good I make no mistakes, or only one or two. My grammar is easy to read and understand. I make little to no spelling mistakes.
Punctuation	Poor I am missing a lot of correct punctuation. The missing punctuation makes my essay difficult to understand.	Fair I am missing a few correct punctuation marks. My missing punctuation marks make my essay not difficult to read.	Good I am missing little to no correct punctuation marks. My essay is easy to read.
Paragraph Cohesiveness	Poor My paragraphs make little to no sense with each other. My essay is difficult to read.	Fair Some of my paragraphs do not quite flow together well. My essay is not hard to read.	Good My paragraphs flow together easily. The overall essay is pleasing and easy to read.
Introduction and Conclusion	Poor My introduction does not include a thesis statement. My conclusion does not summarize my essay.	Fair My introduction paragraph does not have a complete thesis sentence, or my body paragraphs do not match my thesis statement completely. My introduction repeats exactly what I wrote in the introduction (redundant) and is not creative.	Good My introduction and conclusion paragraphs introduce my essay (with thesis sentence) and end my essay by summarizing what I wrote about.
Sentence Formation	Poor Most of my sentences are not formed correctly.	Fair Most of my sentences are formed correctly, including proper punctuation.	Good Almost all of my sentences are formed correctly with the correct punctuation.
Descriptive words	Poor My essay contains few descriptive words. The reader cannot get a good picture from my essay.	Fair My essay contains a good amount of descriptive words, but I need more to create a picture in the reader's head.	Good My essay contains very descriptive words that create excellent pictures in the reader's head.
Overall presentation	Poor My essay is not typed or written neatly.	Fair My essay is not typed, but it is written. I did not write some things clearly (handwriting).	Good My essay is typed or written in perfectly distinguishable handwriting.