iRubric: Descriptive Writing Rubric

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Descriptive Writing Rubric Descriptive Writing Rubric Students will describe a place of their choice by using four of their five senses to create a descriptive essay. Rubric Code: KXX97C7 By KDavisunderwood Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Descriptive Writing- My Room
	Excellent 3 pts	Good 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Conventions	Excellent The essay is mostly free of capitalization, spelling, & punctuation errors.	Good The essay has a few capitalization, spelling, & punctuation errors.	Needs Improvement The essay has many capitalization, spelling, & punctuation errors.
Main Idea & Details	Excellent Each paragraph contains a main idea and three related details.	Good Some paragraphs contain a main idea and some realted details.	Needs Improvement The paragraphs do not contain a clear main idea or related details.
Description- 5 Senses Using Simile	Excellent The essay contains 4 or 5 descriptions using the five senses and similes.	Good The essay contains 2 or 3 descriptions using the five senses and similes.	Needs Improvement The essay contains 1 description using the five senses and simile.
Format	Excellent The essay is written using correct form based on format given in class. Paragraphs are indented and writing is placed on correct lines.	Good The essay has some errors in the format. Heading, title, or lines were in the wrong place.	Needs Improvement The essay was not written in the correct format.
Rough Draft	Excellent Rough draft completed with errors corrected and conferenced with teacher.	Good Rough draft completed but no conference with teacher to correct.	Needs Improvement No rough draft or rough draft not completed in time allowed.