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Descriptive Paragraph Descriptive Paragraph students will describe a color to someone who's never seen color before. Rubric Code: X2C3W7 By jmanika Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Descriptive Paragraph
	Work on this 5 pts	Doing Okay 10 pts	Great 15 pts
Topic Sentence	Work on this No topic sentence has been written or does not match the details of the paragraph.	Doing Okay Topic sentence is clear and it tells what your entire paragraph is about.	Great Topic sentence is clear and tells what the entire paragraph is about. It catches the reader's attention.
Details (Unity)	Work on this Details do not match the topic sentence. Details are very simple.	Doing Okay Details match the topic sentence.	Great Details match the topic sentence. Details are clear and help clarify the topic sentence.
Descriptive Language	Work on this Writer does not use descriptive language.	Doing Okay Writer uses some descriptive language, but it is simple.	Great Writer uses an abundance of "colorful" descriptive language that helps to clarify the writing.
Coherence	Work on this The paragraph does not flow together. Details seem to be randomly selected in no particular order.	Doing Okay Paragraph flows together, but sounds a little too much like a list. Details are logically arranged.	Great Paragraph flows toether. Details flow in a logical order and one sentence leads into the next.
Conventions	Work on this A lot of errors in simple words, punctuation, sentence structure, and grammar. Errors make it difficult to understand the meaning.	Doing Okay Some errors in spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and grammar. Errors do not make it difficult to understand the meaning.	Great A few errors in spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and grammar. Writer takes risks by using more difficult language.