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Descriptive Paragraph-Person or Animal Descriptive Paragraph-Person or Animal Rubric Code: J2476B By tthompson77 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Descriptive Paragraph
	Excellent 5 pts	4 pts	Good 3 pts	2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts	0 pts
Opening Sentence	Excellent Strong opening sentence that commands attention.	4	Good Opening sentence, but not strong.	2	Needs Improvement Poor opening sentence-does not command reader's attention.	0
Concluding Sentence	Excellent Concluding sentence in right place-gives closure.	4	Good Concluding sentence in right place-not very clear.	2	Needs Improvement No clear conclusion-paragraph just ends.	0
Physical Description	Excellent Physical appearance described thoroughly.	4	Good Fair physical description.	2	Needs Improvement Poor physical description.	0
Personality Description	Excellent Personality described thoroughly.	4	Good Fair personality description.	2	Needs Improvement Poor personality description.	0
Spelling	Excellent No spelling errors.	4	Good Two or three spelling errors.	2	Needs Improvement Four or more spelling errors.	0
Punctuation	Excellent All sentences have correct punctuation.	4	Good Two or three punctuation errors.	2	Needs Improvement Four or more punctuation errors.	0
Grammar/Usage	Excellent No grammar/usage errors.	4	Good Two or three grammar/usage errors.	2	Needs Improvement Four or more grammar/usage errors.	0
Capitalization	Excellent All words are capitalized correctly.	4	Good Two or three capitalization errors.	2	Needs Improvement Four or more capitalization errors.	0
Rough Draft	Excellent Rough draft shows extensive editing and proofreading.	4	Good Rough draft shows some editing and proofreading.	2	Needs Improvement Rough draft has little or no editing and proofreading.	0
Final Draft	Excellent Neatly typed or written in ink; correct margins and first sentence indented correctly.	4	Good Typed or written in ink; margins mostly correct and first sentence indented.	2	Needs Improvement Poorly typed or written in ink; incorrect or lack of margins, and first sentence not indented.	0