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Creative Writing Rubric 
Descriptive Writing Rubric
Students will describe a picture of their choice by using their five senses to create a descriptive essay. Writing will be graded on capitalization, punctuation, use of main idea and supporting details, spelling, grammar usage, and descriptors using 5 senses with similes. Also the writing may include personification or metaphors.
Rubric Code: L46C86
By Emiline
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

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  Excellent

4 pts

Well Done

3 pts

Good

2 pts

Needs Improvement

1 pts

Understanding

Excellent

Student has fulfilled assignment with originality and insight, applying methods learned in class.
Well Done

Student has fulfilled assignment with some originality and insight, by meagerly applying methods learned in class.
Good

Student has fulfilled some of the assignment using basic methods learned in class.
Needs Improvement

Student has failed to fulfill assignment and has not attempted to utilize methods learned in class.
Use of Strategies

Excellent

The essay contains 4 or 5 descriptions using the five senses and similes.
Figurative Language and Rhetorical Strategies have been skillfully utilized
Well Done

The essay contains 2 or 3 descriptions using the five senses and similes.
Figurative Language and Rhetorical Strategies have been utilized well.
Good

The essay contains 1 description using the five senses and simile.
Figurative Language and Rhetorical Strategies have been used.
Needs Improvement

The essay contains 0 descriptions using the five senses and simile.
Figurative Language and Rhetorical Strategies were not even attempted.
Vocabulary

Excellent

Precise, well used, creative, vocabulary creates a clear tone.
Well Done

Well used creative vocabulary creates sufficient tone.
Good

Creative vocabulary is used, but only meagerly, lacks much tone.
Needs Improvement

Creative vocabulary is barely used, there isn't any tone.
Main Idea & Details

Excellent

Each paragraph contains a strong main idea and 3 solid related details.
Logic and purpose of piece is very clear.
Well Done

Each paragraph has a main idea and 2-3 solid details.
Logic and purpose of piece is apparent.
Good

Some paragraphs contain a main idea and some related details.
Logic and purpose of piece are lacking.
Needs Improvement

The paragraphs do not contain a clear main idea or related details
Logic and purpose of piece are nonexistent.
Grammar

Excellent

There are no serious errors.
The essay is free of spelling errors of high frequency words.
The essay is free of capitalization & punctuation errors.
Well Done

There are 1 or 2 serious grammatical errors.
The essay has 1 or 2 spelling errors of high frequency words.
The essay has 1 or 2 capitalization & punctuation errors.
Good

There are 3 or 4 serious grammatical errors.
The essay has 3 spelling errors of high frequency words.
The essay has 3-4 capitalization & punctuation errors.
Needs Improvement

There are more than 5 serious grammatical errors.
The essay has 4 or more spelling errors of high frequency words.
The essay has more than 5 or more capitalization and punctuation errors.
Correct format

Excellent

The writing was written using correct form based on the format given in class. Paragraphs were indented and writing was placed on correct lines.
Well Done

The writing had some errors in the format. Heading, title, or lines were in the wrong place.
Good

The writing format was not followed correctly.
Needs Improvement

No writing format was utilized.



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