iRubric: Biography Writing rubric

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Biography Writing Biography Write a biography about a dead political leader. Rubric Code: K72X2X By marcnutt1983 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12, Undergraduate

Biography
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Organization	Poor Organization of essay not evident	Fair Some indication of essay parts, but not clear	Good One part of essay may be vague or missing	Excellent Has clear intro, body and conclusion paragraphs
Chronological Order	Poor Events clearly not in order by time	Fair Some confusion about chronological order.	Good Almost all events are ordered chronologically	Excellent Clearly written in chronological (time) order
Paragraph Content	Poor Paragraphs missing two areas from below: Childhood Adulthood Accomplishments	Fair Missing one of these areas.	Good Addresses all three areas, but could have more detail.	Excellent Paragraphs address: Childhood Adulthood Accomplishments
Spelling/Grammar	Poor Many errors that make this essay difficult to read	Fair Contains more than five errors of grammar and spelling, but	Good May have 3-5 errors, but they do not affect the reader's understanding	Excellent Contains no more than two errors of spelling and/or puctuation
Sentences	Poor Little evidence of sentence variety	Fair Several sentences have the same pattern	Good May have one or two similar sentences	Excellent No Two Sentences Alike- Varied sentence structure
Resources	Poor No resources used, only guess work	Fair Little evidence of resources	Good A few resources used	Excellent Many resources used to write biography.