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Informational Writing: Reports 
Informational Writing: Reports
The student will organise information by using a structure appropriate to formal reporting and use supporting evidence through use of investigation for the report.
Rubric Code: K8C665
By paulmacker
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Subject: Science  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Informational Writing: Reports
  Unsatisfactory

1 pts

Average

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Very Good

4 pts

Outstanding

5 pts

Information

Unsatisfactory

Student has not attempted to find information.
The information is not presented in a logical manner.
Average

The student has select some appropriate information to include in the report.
There is an attempt to present the information in a local manner but many ideas are out of order.
Good

The student has select some appropriate information to set context throughout the report
The student has presented in the information in a logical manner for some paragraphs.
Very Good

The student has select appropriate information to set context throughout the report.
The student has presented the information in a logical order in all but one or two paragraphs.
Outstanding

The student has selected appropriate information, which greatly enhances the report.
The student has presented the information in a logical manner.
Grammar, Spelling.

Unsatisfactory

Student has not attempted to use style or structure.
Average

The student has used some present tense or phrases appropriate to a formal report structure. Less than 10 spelling mistakes. The student has attempted to make paragraphs. There was no stated or developed clear main idea for writing.
Good

The student has used present tense or phrases appropriate to a formal report structure. Less than 6 spelling mistakes. The student has made paragraphs but contains flaws. The student has not stated and developed a clear main idea for writing for each paragraph. One paragraph had a main idea.
Very Good

The student has used present tense or phrases appropriate to a formal report structure. Less than 3 spelling mistakes. The student has made paragraphs. The student has stated the main idea for most but not all paragraphs or there were flaws with the main idea statement.
Outstanding

The student has used present tense or phrases appropriate to a formal report structure, which greatly enhances the report. No spelling mistakes. The student has made proper paragraphs with a clearly stated main idea.
Conclusion/applying knowledge

Unsatisfactory

Student has not attempted to form a conclusion or apply knowledge.
Average

The student has tried to draw a conclusion by synthesising information from the report.
The student has not completely summarized the information that was collected.
Good

The student has drawn a conclusion by synthesising information from the report.
The student has also attempted to summarize the information but contains many flaws.
Very Good

The student has drawn a conclusion by synthesising information from the report and tried to apply that knowledge.
The student has summarized the information but contains minor flaws.
Outstanding

The student has drawn a conclusion by synthesising information from the report and applied that knowledge.
The student has summarized the information correctly.
Sources

Unsatisfactory

Student has used no apparent sources. Student has not cited sources properly or used forbidden resources.
Average

The student has obtained information from only one source.
Good

The student has obtained information from two sources.
Very Good

The student has obtained information from many locations or sources such as the internet, encyclopaedia, books, etc.
Outstanding

The student has obtained information from many sources such as the internet, encyclopaedia, books, etc. and referenced them correctly, greatly enhancing the report.
Plagiarism

Unsatisfactory

20% or more. This work is completely plagiarised from another source.

Will not be given the opportunity to redo this assignment.
Average

The student has copied more than 5% but less than 15% of the writing from another source. Failed to place directly copied writing in quotation marks.
Good

The student has not copied more than 15% of the writing from another source. Directly copied writing is in quotation marks.
Very Good

The student has not copied more than 10% of the writing from another source. Directly copied writing is in quotation marks.
Outstanding

The student has not copied more than 5% of the writing from another source. Directly copied writing is in quotation marks.
Organization

Unsatisfactory

Writing is disorganized and underdeveloped with no transitions or closure.
Average

Writing is brief and underdeveloped with very weak transitions and closure.

Writing is confused and loosely organized. Transitions are weak and closure is ineffective.
Good

Uses correct writing format. Incorporates a coherent closure.
Very Good

Writing includes a strong beginning, middle, and end, with some transitions and good closure.
Outstanding

Writing includes a strong, beginning, middle, and end with clear transitions and a focused closure.
Voice

Unsatisfactory

Writer’s voice/ point of view shows no sense of audience.

This is an informational report. Do not write in first person.
Average

Writer’s voice/ point of view shows little sense of audience.

This is an informational report. Do not write in first person.
Good

Writer’s voice/ point of view shows that sense of audience is vague.
Writer uses voice/point of view. Writes with the understanding of a specific audience.
Very Good

Writer has strong voice/ point of view. Writing engages the audience.

This is an informational report. Do not write in first person.
Outstanding

Writes with a distinct, unique voice/point of view. Writing is skillfully adapted to the audience.

This is an informational report. Do not write in first person.






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