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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: M49XC5
By gem0671
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Subject: English  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Informational Writing: Reports
  Unsatisfactory

0 pts

Average

1 pts

Good

2 pts

Very Good

3 pts

Outstanding

4 pts

Information

Unsatisfactory

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

Has selected some appropriate information to include in the report.
There is an attempt to present the information in a logical manner but many ideas are out of order.
Good

Has selected some appropriate information to set context throughout the report
Has presented the information in a logical manner for some paragraphs.
Very Good

Has selected appropriate information to set context throughout the report.
Has presented the information in logical order in all but one or two paragraphs.
Outstanding

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

Unsatisfactory

Has not attempted to use style or structure.
Average

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

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

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

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

Unsatisfactory

Has not attempted to form a conclusion or apply knowledge.
Average

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

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

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

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

Unsatisfactory

Student has used no apparent sources.
Average

Has obtained information from only one source.
Good

Has obtained information from two sources.
Very Good

Has obtained information from many sources such as the internet, encyclopaedias, books, etc.
Outstanding

Has obtained information from many sources such as the internet, encyclopaedias, books, etc. and referenced them correctly, greatly enhancing the report.
Illustrations, Pictures, Images.

Unsatisfactory

Has used no images/diagrams/
charts.
Average

Has one, poor quality image/diagram/chart, which is not strictly related to the topic.
Good

Has two images/diagrams/
charts, which start to give an idea of the report.
Very Good

Has three images/diagrams/
charts, which enhance the report.
Outstanding

Has three or more images/diagrams/
charts, all related to the topic, which greatly enhance the report.






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