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Procedural Writing Procedural Writing Students will choose something they know how to do and write a procedural passage to tell someone else how to do the chosen tasks using transitional words. Rubric Code: N2BX9B By CheriMcFarland Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Procedural Writing
	Keep trying! 1 pts	Good effort! 2 pts	You've got the hang of it! 3 pts	You are on your way! 4 pts
Ideas and Content	Keep trying! Your procedural idea is unclear. I was confused about what the procedure was about.	Good effort! You put thought into this, but it is hard to tell what you are writing about. More information is needed to follow the directions.	You've got the hang of it! What you are writing about is clear. You stayed with the idea. All the steps are there and can be followed.	You are on your way! What you are writing about is clear from the start. Anyone can follow the directions.
Organization	Keep trying! I see you used a graphic organizer to help you stay focused. Your writing needs details so the I can have a clearer idea of what your procedure is about.	Good effort! Keep working at it. I think you may have left out one or more steps or they may have been out of order. I was a little confused while reading it.	You've got the hang of it! Your steps are clear and in the correct order. You used transitional words. I would have loved to see more transitional words.	You are on your way! Your procedure is really clear. The details and transitional words in your writing give a good idea about what steps to take.
Sentence Fluency	Keep trying! Your sentences are either too short or too long. I had a hard time understanding your ideas.	Good effort! Some of your sentences are complete and easy to understand.	You've got the hang of it! Your sentences are complete and easily understood.	You are on your way! Your sentences are complete and sound interesting when they are read out loud.
Conventions	Keep trying! Few end marks or capital letters. Capital letters used incorrectly. Many spelling errors.	Good effort! Mistakes using end marks or capitals as well as spelling mistakes make the writing hard to read.	You've got the hang of it! Use of punctuation marks and capitals, as well as spelling, is mostly correct. Few errors exist.	You are on your way! Almost no punctuation or capital letter mistakes. No or very few spelling errors.
Illustrations	Keep trying! I had a hard time understanding the ideas in your illustrations.	Good effort! Some of your ideas were easy to understand through your illustrations.	You've got the hang of it! Your illustrations gave me a good idea about what you wanted to write about.	You are on your way! Your illustrations match your writing perfectly. You did an awesome job.