iRubric: 3rd Grade Comparative Essay Rubric

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3rd Grade Comparative Essay Rubric 3rd Grade Comparative Essay Rubric An essay that compares two characters from The Pain and The Great One Rubric Code: L96C6B By srenart203 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

3rd Grade Descriptive Writing
	1 1 pts	2 2 pts	3 3 pts	4 4 pts
Grammar
Capitalization Beginning of sentence and for proper nouns.	1 Significant errors in using upper and lower case letters.	2 Occassional errors in upper and lower case letters.	3 Generally uses proper capitalization, with few errors.	4 Consistent use of proper capitalization with no errors.
Punctuation (. ! ?)	1 Significant amount of punctuation errors.	2 Occasional errors in punctuation.	3 Generally uses proper punctuation, with few errors.	4 Consisten use of proper punctuation with no errors.
Spelling	1 Significant amount of misspelled words.	2 Occasional errors in spelling.	3 Most of words of spelling correctly, and few are misspelled.	4 Consistently displays correct spellings in words.
Indentation/Format Are all paragraphs indented? Does the essay contain 5 paragraphs?	1 Little or no indentation and/or paragraph breaks.	2 Some correct indentation and/or paragraph breaks.	3 Most indentation and/or paragraph breaks are present	4 All indentation and paragraph breaks are present.
Content
Introductory Paragraph Is there an introductory paragraph that introduces the topic of the essay?	1 Absence of an introductory paragraph.	2 Introductory paragraph present, but does not effectively introduce the topic of the essay.	3 Introductory paragraph present and it somewhat introduces the topic of the essay.	4 Introductory paragraph present and serves as a proper introduction to the topic of the essay.
Closing Paragraph Is there a closing paragraph that concludes what the writer has said?	1 Absence of a closing sentence.	2 Closing sentence present, but does not effectively conclude the topics that are discussed in the paper.	3 Closing sentence present and it somewhat concludes the proper topics of the paper.	4 Closing sentence present and serves as a proper conclusion of the topics that are discussed in the paper.
3 Common Traits Does the writer list 3 separate traits/paragraphs with examples ?	1 No adjectives or descriptive words are used.	2 1-2 adjectives are used.	3 3-4 adjectives are used.	4 5 or more adjectives are used.
Sentence Variety Do all of the sentences have a variety of structures?	1 Sentences show no variety. All sentences display the same structure.	2 Sentences show little variety. Most sentences display the same structure.	3 Most sentences display a variety of structures.	4 Sentences display a great variety of structures.