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Biography Writing
Biography
Rubric Code:
L32B5B
By
year6_with_mrl
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
6-8
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Biography Writing
Poor
1 pts
Good
3 pts
Excellent
5 pts
IDEAS
Poor
The ideas and/or evidence are confusing and/or unclear.
Good
The ideas and/or the evidence are somewhat clear. The evidence is could be more convincing, appropriate, and/or accurate.
Excellent
The ideas and evidence are clear. The evidence is adequate, appropriate, and accurate.
ORGANIZATION
Poor
The main idea is not in the introductory paragraph. Evidence is unclear or unrelated to the ideas or purpose. It is difficult to identify different paragraphs because they are not organised clearly.
Good
The idea is in the introductory paragraph. There are paragraphs but they are not well organised. Some ideas are not followed by evidence which is also somewhat unrelated to the idea.
Excellent
The idea is in the introductory paragraph. Facts, examples, and details are organized in paragraphs creating good flow. Conclusion paragraph ends on good note.
VOICE/WORD CHOICE
Poor
Many sentences are copied from a source instead of being the author's own words. Word choice is repetitive and overused.
Good
The author mostly used his or her own words. There are good word choices with few repetitions. It would help to use more descriptive vocabulary.
Excellent
The author used his or her own words and chose words to prevent repetition and create flow. Words are precise and descriptive.
SENTENCE FLUENCY
Poor
Sentences are short, unclear, repetitive, and very choppy, or extremely long with little or no purpose.
Good
The writing would benefit from greater sentence variety. The flow was choppy in areas.
Excellent
There are a variety of sentences. Similar ideas are combined to create complex and compound sentences.
There was a smooth flow throughout.
GRAMMAR
Poor
There are so many mistakes that the essay is hard/impossible to understand.
Good
There are a few mistakes, but they do not affect understanding.
Excellent
There are no errors in grammar, capitalization, spelling or usage.
RESOURCES/CITING
Poor
No sources are cited.
Good
Sources are unclear but research was obviously done.
Excellent
Sources are cited correctly and neatly.
FORMATTING
Poor
The final copy is messy. More than two formatting mistakes were made. There is no title page.
Good
The final copy is legible but not very neat. Two formatting mistakes were made. A title page is present but is incomplete and/or uninteresting.
Excellent
The final copy is neat. It is double-spaced. If typed, 12 pt. font is used. There is an attractive, appropriate title page which provides full information about the assignment and its author.
Subjects:
English
Types:
Writing
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