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Descriptive Paragraph Descriptive Paragraph- Scarecrow We wrote a descriptive paragraph about a special place in our lives. We were expected to use four of our senses to describe him/her (sight, smell, touch, sound). Rubric Code: K4C23C By gypsybewer Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Descriptive Paragraph
	Not Yet! 1 pts	Working on. 2 pts	Got It! 3 pts
Content Writing is clear, easy to read and understand, and interesting.	Not Yet! Writing is unclear and hard to make sense of.	Working on. Writing is okay.	Got It! Writing is interesting and enjoyable to read.
Sentences Use of a variety of sentences.	Not Yet! Sentences are often not complete. Sentences often start the same. No variation in sentence length.	Working on. Sentences are usually complete. Some sentences start in a variety of ways. Some sentences are short or long.	Got It! All sentences are complete. Sentences have different and exciting beginnings. Sentences are a variety of lengths.
Vocabulary Use of interesting words.	Not Yet! Words are sometimes used wrong and are ordinary.	Working on. Words are often ordinary, but may make the story more exciting to read.	Got It! Neat and easy to read.
Conventions Punctuation, Capitalization, Spelling	Not Yet! Mutiple errors.	Working on. Two errors or less.	Got It! One error or less.
Presentation Printing is neat and overall appearance is tidy.	Not Yet! Difficult to read.	Working on. Some untidy printing and spacing may be crowded.	Got It! Neat and easy to read.
Logical Order Description is organized in a logical order	Not Yet! The details are not organized in a logical order	Working on. The details are organized mostly in order with one or two details out of order	Got It! The details are organized in a logical order
Purpose The purpose of the description is clear and is consistent throughout the description	Not Yet! The purpose was unclear	Working on. The purpose was somewhat clear, but had to read the description more than once to fully understand	Got It! The purpose of the description was clear
Uses senses to describe Uses sight, sound, smell, and touch to describe a familiar place	Not Yet! Does not use any senses to describe the place	Working on. Uses one or two of the required four senses to describe the place	Got It! Uses all four required senses to describe the place