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Space Story Paragraph Writing Second graders are to write a story using solar system vocabulary words and the names of the planets. Rubric Code: WX6ACC By whitney21 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Paragraph Writing
	Poor 10 pts	Fair 15 pts	Good 20 pts	Excellent 25 pts
Use of vocabulary	Poor There are no vocabulary words used in the story.	Fair There is only 1 vocabulary word used in the story.	Good There are only 2 vocabulary words used in the story.	Excellent There are at least 3 vocabulary words used in the story.
Use of planet name(spelling counts)	Poor There are no planet names used.	Fair There are no planet names used.	Good There is 1 planet name used, but it is spelled incorrectly.	Excellent There are 1 or more planet names used in the story, and it is spelled correctly.
Paragraph Structure	Poor The writer does not convey any meaningful, on topic, message. (only 1-2 sentences)	Fair The writing is on topic, but lacks a main idea sentence and 4 or more detail sentences. (2-3 sentences)	Good The writing is on topic, but does not contain a main idea sentence. (only 4 sentences)	Excellent The main idea is presented, along with 4 or more detail sentences. (5 sentences total)
Penmanship	Poor Little care is used with penmanship. Letters may not be correctly formed. There may be no spacing between words. There may be reversals. It is difficult, or impossible to read.	Fair Penmanship is descent. There may be a few reversals, or incorrect letter formation, but still readable.	Good Care is used with penmanship. Spacing is adequate, and the piece is easily read.	Excellent Extreme care is used with penmanship. The piece has the look of a more mature writer.