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Biography rubric for one page basic biography on a musician or an athlete Rubric Code: P9977 By kesmith Draft Public Rubric Subject: Communication Type: Assignment Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Organization	Poor Paper is difficult to follow. Does not have a clear beginning or end. Information does not follow a logical sequence.	Fair Organization is basic. Has an introduction and conclusion. Paragraphs are not present, or contain several ideas.	Good Follows a logical sequence. Has a clear introduction and conclusion. Paragraphs contain a main idea with a topic sentence.	Excellent Has a clear purpose stated in an interesting introduction. Paragraphs follow a logical sequence and contain one idea. Conclusion sums up the main idea.
Purpose/Thesis Statement	Poor Does not seem to have a purpose or main idea. Does not have a thesis statement. Reads like a string of facts.	Fair Has a purpose but does not have a clear thesis statement. Reads more like a string of facts.	Good Has a purpose or main idea and a thesis statement. Not all details help support the main idea.	Excellent Has a clear purpose or main idea and a thesis statement. All details support the main idea.
Mechanics	Poor Errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, typos, etc. make paper difficult to read.	Fair Quite a few errors, but they do not interfere with the main idea.	Good Some errors in mechanics.	Excellent Few, if any errors in mechanics.
Format	Poor Follows few, if any of the criteria outlined in class. (double-spaced, name in right spot, title centered, bibliography page)	Fair Follows some of the criteria outlined in class. (double-spaced, name in right spot, title centered, bibliography page)	Good Follows most of the criteria outlined in class.	Excellent Follows all of the criteria outline in class.