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Descriptive Writing Rubric Code: N2C46A By goalkp13 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Descriptive Writing
	Excellent 3 pts	Good 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Capitalization and Punctuation	Excellent The essay is free of capitalization & punctuation errors.	Good The essay has 1 or 2 capitalization & punctuation errors.	Needs Improvement The essay has 3 or more capitalization & punctuation errors.
Main Idea and Details	Excellent The paragraph contains a strong topic/main idea sentence and closing sentence along with 3 major details with three supporting details.	Good The paragraph contains a topic and closing with 3 major and minor details.	Needs Improvement The paragraph does not contain a clear main idea and/or closing sentence and/or related details.
Grammar	Excellent The essay is free of grammatical errors.	Good The essay contains 1 or two grammatical errors.	Needs Improvement The essay contains 3 or more grammatical errors.
Description-5 senses	Excellent The essay contains strong verbs and 4 or more descriptions using the sensory words.	Good The essay contains 2 or 3 strong verbs and some descriptions using sensory words.	Needs Improvement The essay contains weak verbs and/or one or no descriptions.
Spelling	Excellent The essay is free of spelling errors.	Good The essay has 1 or 2 spelling errors.	Needs Improvement The essay has 3 or more spelling errors.