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Descriptive Paragraph 
Paragraph Expectations
The paragraph must contain a topic sentence, a body and a concluding sentence. Proper punctuation and capitalization is required.
Rubric Code: T26475
By bailley
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: K-5

Powered by iRubric Descriptive Paragraph
Using monsters and creatures of Halloween to write descriptive paragraphs using similes, adjectives and the five senses.
  Excellent

level 4

4 pts

Satisfactory

level 3

3 pts

Needs Improvement

level 2

2 pts

Unsatisfactory

level 1

1 pts

Topic Sentence

The paragraph must begin with a topic sentence that presents a single idea in a concise and clear way.
Excellent

Topic sentence has one idea and the main idea is easy to understand.
Satisfactory

Topic sentence contains only one idea but the main idea is not easy to understand.
Needs Improvement

Topic sentence contains more than one idea and/or the main idea is not easy to understand. Or the topic sentence is some place other than the beginning of the paragraph.
Unsatisfactory

The paragraph does not contain a topic sentence.
Paragraph Body

The body of the paragraph supports the topic sentence with meaningful details.
Excellent

The body of the paragraph supports the topic sentence with meaningful details.
Satisfactory

The body of the paragraph supports the topic sentence but also introduces a new idea that is unrelated.
Needs Improvement

The body of the paragraph does not support the topic.
Unsatisfactory

The paragraph does not contain a body of at least three detail sentences.
Concluding Sentence

The paragraph ends with a concluding sentence that summarizes the topic sentence and the body.
Excellent

The concluding sentence recaps the topic sentence and the details in the paragraph body.
Satisfactory

The concluding sentence recaps the topic sentence, but not the body of the paragraph.
Needs Improvement

The concluding sentence does not recap the topic sentence.
Unsatisfactory

The paragraph does not contain a concluding sentence.
Punctuation and capitalization

Capital letters, commas and periods are used according to grammar rules.
Excellent

Capital letters, commas and periods and used correctly 100% of the time.
Satisfactory

Capital letters, commas and periods and used correctly with less than two errors.
Needs Improvement

Capital letters, commas and periods and used correctly with less than five errors.
Unsatisfactory

Capital letters, commas and periods are used with five or more errors.
Spelling and Grammar

Spelling and Grammar have been checked and corrected.
Excellent

There are no mistakes in spelling and/or grammar.
Satisfactory

There are 1 or 2 errors in spelling and/or grammar
Needs Improvement

There are 3-5 mistakes in grammar and/or spelling.
Unsatisfactory

There are more than 6 mistakes in grammar and/or spelling.
Descriptive Language

Use adjectives and similes and 5 senses to show not tell
Excellent

Use similes effectively.

Use more than 2 senses effectively.

Use adjectives effectively.
Satisfactory

Use similes with some effectiveness.

Use 2 senses with some effectiveness.

Use adjectives with some effectiveness.
Needs Improvement

Attempts to use similes with little effectiveness.

Use 1 sense with little effectiveness.

Use adjectives with little effectiveness
Unsatisfactory

No attempt to use similes.

Did not use any of the 5 senses to describe.

Adjectives are uses, but are not effective.




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