iRubric: An Animal Report rubric

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An Animal Report Rubric Code: N66C64 By krosch Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assignment Grade Levels: K-5

An Animal Paragraph
	Excellent 4 pts	Very Good 3 pts	Good 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Introduction	Excellent The introduction is inviting and states the main idea and previews the structure of the paper.	Very Good The introduction clearly states the main idea and previews the structure of the paper, but is not inviting to the reader.	Good The introduction states the main idea but does not preview the structure of the paper and is not inviting to the reader.	Poor There is no clear introduction of the main idea or the structure of the paper.
Sentences	Excellent The student wrote 8 sentences about an animal.	Very Good The student wrote 5-7 sentences about an animal.	Good The student wrote 3-4 sentences about an animal.	Poor The student wrote 1-2 sentences about an animal.
Closing Sentence	Excellent The closing sentence is strong.	Very Good The closing sentence is recognizable but does not tie up some of the loose ends.	Good The closing sentence sentence is recognizable, but doesn't tie up all of the loose ends.	Poor There is no closing sentence and the paper just ends.
Grammar and Spelling	Excellent The student only has 1-2 errors in spelling or grammar in the paragraph.	Very Good The student has 3-5 errors in spelling or grammar in the paragraph.	Good The student has 6-8 errors in spelling or grammar in the paragraph.	Poor The student has more than 8 errors in spelling or grammar in the paragraph.
Penmanship	Excellent The paper is neatly written in cursive with no distracting corrections.	Very Good The paper is written in cursive with 1 or 2 distracting corrections.	Good The cursive writing is generally readable, but the reader has to exert quite a bit of effort to figure out some of the words.	Poor Many words are unreadable or there are several distracting corrections.