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Essay for Planet/Alien/Passport Project Essay for Planet/Alien/Passport Project Students will pick their favorite planet, and this does not include Earth. They will then need to research facts about that planet, and make an alien life form that would be able to survive on that planet based off the information that they have gathered. They will need to make a model of the life form as well as a list of the special characteristics their life form has. The students will also need to create a list of where they found their information, with at least 3 sources present. Rubric Code: GX6CWX5 By dmumaw Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Planet/Alien Research Paper
	Needs Improvement 8 pts	Good 15 pts	Excellent 20 pts
Handwriting/Neatness	Needs Improvement Not written in cursive 5 or more erasure marks Very difficult to read Not written neatly or arranged properly	Good Written in cursive 3-4 erasure marks Fairly easy to read Written and/or arranged properly, but not to writer's best ability	Excellent Written in cursive 0-2 erasure marks Easy and pleasant to read Written and arranged properly and to the writer's ability
Spelling/Grammar	Needs Improvement Several grammar or spelling errors	Good Some spelling or grammar errors	Excellent Very few, if any, spelling or grammar errors
Paragraphing/Title	Needs Improvement Paragraphs are not indented correctly Blank lines between paragraphs *No title	Good All but one paragraph is indented correctly and paper is arranged properly Lines between ONE set of paragraphs *Titled correctly	Excellent Every paragraph is indented correctly and paper is arranged properly No lines skipped between paragraphs *Titled correctly, including heading
Rough Draft	Needs Improvement Majority of corrections NOT completed Rough draft missing or not attached	Good Majority of corrections completed Rough draft not attached to back of final copy	Excellent All corrections completed Rough draft attached to back of final copy
Descriptive Paragraph	Needs Improvement Paragraph describing alien, but not using any adjectives. No clear picture of the alien.	Good Description of alien, using some adjectives, but not creating a vivid picture of the alien.	Excellent Vivid description of alien, using vivid adjectives correctly so that the reader forms a vivid mental picture in their mind.