iRubric: Rubric for Descriptive Paragraph Writing (grades 6-8)

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Rubric for Descriptive Paragraph Writing (grades 6-8) Rubric for Descriptive Paragraph Writing (grades 6-8) Rubric Code: U2WA3A2 By TraciBakes Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Paragraph Writing - Descriptive
	Exceeding 4 pts	Meeting 3 pts	Beginning 2 pts	Not Meeting 1 pts
Topic Sentence	Exceeding The topic sentence is the first sentence in the paragraph. It is a clear statement of the paragraph content.	Meeting The topic sentence gives some clarity of the overall connectivity of the sentences present.	Beginning The topic sentence gives little evidence of a relevant topic connecting to the other sentences.	Not Meeting There is no topic sentence presented in the paragraph.
Proof of Description	Exceeding A wide variety of descriptive words are used to describe the topic and reach the five senses.	Meeting Some descriptive words are used to describe the topic and reach the five senses.	Beginning An attempt at descriptive words was used to describe the the five senses. However, the "sense" language was not developed.	Not Meeting No descriptive words are used.
Organization	Exceeding Paragraph has good organization. The sentences and transitions were well structured. The Paragraph was easy to read.	Meeting Your paragraph contained mostly well ordered sentences. with smooth transitions.	Beginning Your paragraph was confusing to read and had limited use of transitions. The events jump around too much.	Not Meeting Your paragraph was hard to read, the events were not organized, and make little sense.
Concluding Statement	Exceeding The concluding statement is the last sentence of the paragraph. It is a clear statement that repeats key words from the topic sentence.	Meeting The concluding statement is the last sentence of the paragraph. It is a somewhat clear statement that repeats some key words from the topic sentence.	Beginning The concluding statement is the last sentence of the paragraph. It is not a clear statement and does not repeat key words from the topic sentence.	Not Meeting There is no concluding statement at the end of the paragraph.
Mechanics	Exceeding You did not make any spelling or grammatical mistakes. You included a title and indented the paragraph	Meeting You have some spelling and grammatical mistakes. You included a title and indented the paragraph.	Beginning You have several spelling and grammatical mistakes. You did not include a title and/or forgot to indent your paragraph.	Not Meeting It is difficult to read and understand your paragraph, there is no evidence of editing.