iRubric: Rubric for Descriptive Elementary Paragraph Writing

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Rubric for Descriptive Elementary Paragraph Writing Rubric for Descriptive Elementary Paragraph Writing Assessment of Elementary Level Writing - 3rd Grade Rubric Code: G89B89 By dsienicki Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Writing Assessment
	EXCELLENT 4 pts	GOOD 3 pts	ALMOST 2 pts	NEEDS WORK 1 pts
Writing Process	EXCELLENT Students completed all 5 steps in writing process.	GOOD Students completed 4 out of 5 steps in the writing process.	ALMOST Students completed 3 out of 5 steps in the writing process.	NEEDS WORK Students completed 0 to 2 steps in the writing process.
Topic Sentence	EXCELLENT Main topic is clearly stated in a complete opening sentence with correct sentence structure.	GOOD Main topic is stated in an opening sentence but sentence structure is not correct.	ALMOST Main topic is not clearly stated but sentence structure is correct.	NEEDS WORK Main topic is not clearly stated. Sentence structure is not correct.
Content	EXCELLENT Student has written at least 3 supporting details AND all sentences are on topic.	GOOD Student has written at least 3 supporting details BUT only 2 sentences are on topic.	ALMOST Student has written at least 3 supporting details BUT only 1 sentence is on topic.	NEEDS WORK Student has attempted to write supporting details BUT none are on topic.
Description	EXCELLENT Paragraph has 6 descriptive words with examples, when needed, to improve understanding.	GOOD Paragraph has 5 descriptive words with examples, when needed, to improve understanding.	ALMOST Paragraph has 4 descriptive words with examples, when needed, to improve understanding.	NEEDS WORK Paragraph has fewer than 4 descriptive words with few examples to improve understanding.
Spelling	EXCELLENT There are 0 spelling errors.	GOOD There are 1-2 spelling errors.	ALMOST There are 3 spelling errors.	NEEDS WORK There are more than 3 spelling errors.
Grammar & Punct./Capt.	EXCELLENT Paragraph has 0 errors in punctuation, capitalization, and noun-verb agreement.	GOOD Paragraph has 1-2 errors in punctuation, capitalization, and noun-verb agreement.	ALMOST Paragraph has 3 errors in punctuation, capitalization, and noun-verb agreement.	NEEDS WORK Paragraph has more than 3 errors in punctuation, capitalization, and noun-verb agreement.
Presentation	EXCELLENT 1. loud voice 2.clear voice 3.moderate pacing 4.make eye contact 5.colorful picture presentation	GOOD 4 of the 5 excellent presentation qualities	ALMOST 3 of the 5 excellent presentation qualities	NEEDS WORK Less than 3 of the excellent presentation qualities