Rubric: Descriptive Writing Rubric
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Excellent
10 pts
Topic Sentence
Excellent
The topic
sentence is the
first sentence in
the paragraph. It
is a clear
statement of the
paragraph content.
Description
Organization
Good
8 pts
Good
The topic
sentence gives
some clarity of
the overall
connectivity of
the sentences
present.
Excellent
Good
Descriptive words
are used to
describe the topic
and reach the five
senses
Some descriptive
words are used to
describe the topic
and reach the five
senses.
Excellent
Good
Paragraph has
good
organization. The
sentences and
transitions were
well structured.
The Paragraph
was easy to read.
The paragraph
contained mostly
well ordered
sentences. with
smooth
transitions.
Fair
5 pts
Needs attention
2 pts
Fair
The topic
sentence gives
little evidence of a
relevant topic
connecting to the
other sentences.
Fair
Needs
attention
There is no topic
sentence
presented in the
paragraph.
Needs
attention
An attempt at
descriptive words Few descriptive
was used to
words are used.
describe the the
five senses.
However, the
"sense" language
was not
developed.
Fair
The paragraph
was confusing to
read and had
limited use of
transitions.
Needs
attention
The paragraph
was hard to read.
The ideas were
not organized and
made little sense.
Concluding
Statement
Grammar &
Mechanics
Comments:
Excellent
Good
Fair
The concluding
statement is the
last sentence of
the paragraph. It
is a clear
statement that
repeats key ideas
from the
paragraph and
ends wraps up the
paragraph well.
The concluding
statement is the
last sentence of
the paragraph. It
is a somewhat
clear statement
that repeats some
key ideas from the
paragraph.
Excellent
Good
Fair
There are no
spelling or
grammatical
mistakes. There is
a title, a proper
heading, and an
indented the
paragraph
There are some
spelling and
grammatical
mistakes. There is
a title and
indented the
paragraph.
There are several
spelling and
grammatical
mistakes.The
author did not
include a title and/
or forgot to indent
the paragraph.
The concluding
statement is the
last sentence of
the paragraph. It
is not a clear
statement and
does not repeat
any key ideas
from the
paragraph.
Needs
attention
There is no
concluding
statement at the
end of the
paragraph.
Needs
attention
It is difficult to
read and
understand the
paragraph, there is
no evidence of
editing.