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Grade Eight: Descriptive Essay 
Grade Eight: Narrative Essay
Students were to develop an original and imagined tale which includes a well structured sequence of events and shows the relationships among experiences and events.
Rubric Code: GXB9WX7
By jregina
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Descriptive Essay
  Uh oh

1 pts

Needs More

2 pts

Getting There

3 pts

Where you should be

4 pts

Above and Beyond

5 pts

Prose (The Writing)

Uh oh

The overall tone is informal, mechanical or indifferent; frequent word choice problems; limited vocabulary and confusing word order may make for difficulty reading aloud
Needs More

The overall tone sounds informal, mechanical, or indifferent; there is little "flow"; there are word choice problems
Getting There

The overall tone is acceptable and may be informal at times; words are used properly but not effectively; somewhat varied sentence structure
Where you should be

Sentences are varied and sound natural; overall tone is formal, natural and interested; sufficient word choice
Above and Beyond

Sentences are varied and graceful; the response "flows" well in terms of its "sound"; the tone is formal and effective for the intended audience and purpose; words meticulously and carefully chosen
Paragraph Organization

Uh oh

Paragraphs are randomly done; the student does not have a clear idea of what a paragraph is
Needs More

Paragraphs are loosely organized; topic sentences are not clear
Getting There

Paragraphs need work in terms of coherence and controlling ideas; with some weakness in terms of controlling ideas
Where you should be

Paragraph breaks make sense; paragraphs are organized and have a controlling idea and topic sentence
Above and Beyond

Paragraph breaks are effective and strategic; paragraphs are organized, coherent and unified; paragraphs have a controlling idea
Grammar/Spelling/Mechanics

Uh oh

Severe and frequent errors in grammatical and mechanical conventions
Needs More

Weaknesses with regard to standard grammatical and mechanical conventions
Getting There

Control of standard grammatical conventions with few errors
Where you should be

Effective use of a wide range of grammatical and mechanical conventions with few errors
Above and Beyond

Effective and/or creative use of a wide range of grammatical and mechanical conventions with no errors
Sensory Language

Uh oh

Student only utilizes one of the five senses in their writing.
Needs More

Student only utilizes two of the five senses in their writing.
Getting There

Student only utilizes three of the five senses in their writing.
Where you should be

Student utilizes all five senses in their writing two times each.
Above and Beyond

Student utilizes all five senses in their writing MORE THAN two times each.
Structure/Sequence of Events

Uh oh

Tale is told in a way that confuses the reader and has no clear beginning, middle, or end.
Needs More

Tale is told in a way that confuses the reader but still includes a beginning and end.
Getting There

Tale does not have a clear beginning, middle, and end.
Where you should be

Tale has a clear beginning, middle, and end.
Above and Beyond

Tale has a clear and creative beginning, middle, and end.




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