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Descriptive Paragraph Rubric Descriptive Paragraph Rubric Students are to describe their neighborhood, community, or the pep rally using descriptive words to create imagery. Rubric Code: P5W9A8 By Williams37013 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Descriptive Paragraph Rubric
	Needs Improvement 16 pts	Almost There 19 pts	Way to go - Keep it up! 22 pts	You've got it! 25 pts
Ideas	Needs Improvement Lacks description and/or evaluation of topic. Supporting details are poorly chosen, unclear or uninteresting.	Almost There Description or evaluation of topic is somewhat unclear. Supporting details are occasionally unclear, not relevant or uninteresting.	Way to go - Keep it up! Description is clear, but supporting details may or may not be relevant.	You've got it! Clearly describes and evaluates the topic. Supporting details are relevant and interesting.
Descriptive	Needs Improvement There are 0-1 adjectives or adjective phrases in the paragraph.	Almost There There are 3-5 adjectives or adjective phrases in the paragraph.	Way to go - Keep it up! There are 5-7 adjectives or adjective phrases in the paragraph.	You've got it! There are 8+ adjectives or adjectives phrases in the paragraph.
Imagery - Word Choice	Needs Improvement Little variety in words, and they are not interesting. Writing lacks sight, smell, sound, taste or feel words.	Almost There Some word variety but some words may or may not be repeated. Uses only sight words.	Way to go - Keep it up! Uses word variety some words may or may not be repeated. Uses some sight, smell, sound, taste and feel words.	You've got it! Words are varied and descriptive. Creates images in the reader's mind using sight, smell, sound, taste and feel words.
Mechanics	Needs Improvement There are 7+ punctuation/capitalization errors in the paragraph.	Almost There There are 5 or 6 punctuation/capitalization errors in the paragraph.	Way to go - Keep it up! There are 3 or 4 punctuation/capitalization errors in the paragraph.	You've got it! There 2 or fewer punctuation/capitalization errors in the paragraph.
Requirements
	Needs Improving 16 pts	Almost there 19 pts	Way to Go! 22 pts	You've Go It! 25 pts