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Spooky Paragraph 
Imagery "Death Row" Paragraph 10S
Show--don't tell! Using strong imagery, create a cohesive, well-written paragraph detailing a spooky or scary experience you've had. Paragraphs must be well organized and contain a strong topic sentence, supporting details, and concluding sentence.
Rubric Code: U888C7
By donjanel
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Exceptional - Exceeds

4 pts

Good - Meets

3 pts

Fair - Approaches

2 pts

Fair - Approaches

1 pts

Fails to meet standards

0 pts

PROMPT
1 pts

Exceptional - Exceeds

The writing responds to the prompt in a complete and interesting way.
Good - Meets

The writing responds to the prompt in a complete and fairly interesting way.
Fair - Approaches

The writing responds to the prompt in a complete but not very interesting way.
Fair - Approaches

The writing is incomplete or a minimal effort attempted.
Fails to meet standards

Fails to meet standards
Topic Sentence/Concluding Sentence
1 pts

Exceptional - Exceeds

topic sentence with focus that invites the reader into the paper

concluding sentence that does more than just restate topic sentence
Good - Meets

average/strong topic sentence

average/strong concluding sentence
Fair - Approaches

topic sentence is present but may lack focus

concluding sentence is present
Fair - Approaches

missing or weak topic sentence

missing or weak concluding sentence
Fails to meet standards

no clear topic sentence present

no clear concluding sentence present
Sensory Details (Imagery)
1 pts

Exceptional - Exceeds

strong sensory detail
mastered

two to four senses addressed

high originality and creativity in developing descriptions and comparisons
Good - Meets

strong sensory detail used throughout--"shows" instead of "telling" most of the time

at least two senses addressed
Fair - Approaches

sensory detail is present, but occassionally "tells" instead of "shows"

at least two senses addressed
Fair - Approaches

weak sensory detail--"tells" instead of "shows"

at least one sense addressed
Fails to meet standards

paper lacks sensory detail entirely

no senses addressed
Strong Vocabulary/Active Verbs
1 pts

Exceptional - Exceeds

exceptional vocabulary selection and word choice

strong, active verb selection throughout
Good - Meets

strong vocabulary selection throughout

mostly active, strong verb selection throughout
Fair - Approaches

mostly strong vocabulary selection

some strong and active verb choice
Fair - Approaches

a few strong vocabulary words

mostly passive and weak verbs
Fails to meet standards

lacks strong vocabulary throughout

passive voice and weak verb choice throughout
Grammar/Editing
1 pts

capitalization, spelling, punctuation, and usage errors
Exceptional - Exceeds

obvious proofreading and revision

NO fragment or run-on sentence errors

NO editing errors
Good - Meets

obvious proofreading and revision

NO fragment or run-on sentence errors

very few minor editing errors--NOTHING spell check would have caught
Fair - Approaches

some proofreading and revision occurred

very few fragments or run-on sentence errors

a few spelling, usage, or punctuation errors--nothing spell check would have caught
Fair - Approaches

little proofreading or revision occurred

several fragments or run-ons throughout

contains multiple spelling, usage, or punctuation errors
Fails to meet standards

obviously not proofread or revised

contains excessive fragemnts or run-ons throughout

contains two or more errors that should have been caught by spell check




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