iRubric: Descriptive Writing rubric

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Descriptive Writing Narrative Writing Describes a conflict between a predator and prey. Rubric Code: QB768B By momno1mcm Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Informative Writing
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Unsatisfactory 1 pts
Ideas/Content	Excellent Creates a description that is interesting to the reader and makes sense with a sense of closure.	Good Creates a description that makes sense.	Fair A partial description that may not have a clear sequence.	Unsatisfactory No information
Organization and focus	Excellent The events and conflict in the narrative are in sequence and time words are used to clarify what occurs in the beginning, middle and end.	Good The events and conflict in the narrative are in sequence with a beginning, middle and an end	Fair The events and conflict are not in sequence.	Unsatisfactory Events are not clear.
Word Choice	Excellent Uses a variety of precise, exact words accurately	Good Chooses words that suit the purpose and audience	Fair Uses words that are not suited for purposes or repeats words	Unsatisfactory Uses words incorrectly
Sentence Structure/Fluency	Excellent Writes complete sentences that flow.	Good Uses complete sentences that flow fairly well	Fair Not all sentences are complete or lead naturally to those that follow	Unsatisfactory Sentences are incomplete, run together or confusing
Conventions	Excellent Free from mechanical, grammatical and spelling errors (based on words introduced)	Good Spelling, capitalization, punctuation are mostly correct	Fair Makes frequent noticeable mistakes that interfere with reading	Unsatisfactory Makes repeated and serious errors in grammar, spelling and mechanics