Biography Report Rubric

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Biography Report Rubric
Student Name:
CATEGORY
Ideas &
Content
Organization
Voice
Word
Choice
Sentence
Fluency
Conventions
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4
3
2
1
Exceeds Standards Meets Standards Below Standards Well Below Standards
•Writer knows topic
• Early Life, Significant •Early Life, Significant
really well
Events, Contributions, Events, Contributions,
• Early Life, Significant Character Traits,
Character Traits,
Events, Contributions, Introduction &
Introduction &
Character Traits,
Conclusion all
Conclusion are either
Introduction &
included.
incomplete or
Conclusion all
•Writer knows the
insufficient
included.
topic.
•Writer doesn’t know
•Many interesting
•Most details are
enough about the topic
details
relevant & are
•Needs more details
interesting
•Carefully organized
•Has some transitions •Few transitions used
with varied transitions •Most parts of paper fit •Too many details are
•Lead grabs reader's
together.
out of order
attention
•Most details &
•Bibliography/Works
•Conclusion works well paragraphs are in right Cited is incomplete
•Details & paragraphs order
are in right order
•Bibliography/Works
•Bibliography/Works Cited is included
Cited is included
•Writer's personality
• Most of the time the •Sometimes the writer's
comes through in a
writer's voice &
voice comes through
creative way
personality show up in •Writing does not draw
•Writer's voice is lively the writing.
the reader in
& confident
•Early Life, Significant
Events, Contributions,
Character Traits,
Introduction & Conclusion
are incomplete or
unacceptable
•Writer doesn't know topic
•Details lacking
•Ideas missing or don't
make sense
•Has a variety of strong
words
•Words create vivid
pictures in reader's
mind
•Writing has some
strong words
•Some words create
pictures in the reader's
mind
•Words don't show the
writer's meaning
•Reader is confused by the
writer's choice of words
•Has creative sentences
of different kinds &
lengths
•Sentences flow,
making the writing
enjoyable to read
•Sentences are different
lengths
•Sentences have varied
beginnings
•Sentences fit together
well
•Too many dull,
ordinary words
•Some words just don't
fit
•Paragraphs and/or
transitions missing
•Too many details are out of
order
•Bibliography/Works Cited
is missing
•Writing is flat
•Writer's voice does not
come through at all
•Sentences are too short •Not enough complete
or too long
sentences
•Same beginnings used •Writing does not make
over and over
sense
•Reader is confused &
has to re-read for
meaning
•Has FEW or NO errors •Has FEW errors in
•Too many errors in
•Capitalization,
in capitalization,
capitalization,
capitalization,
punctuation, spelling &
punctuation, spelling & punctuation, spelling & punctuation, spelling & grammar mistakes make the
grammar
grammar
grammar make the
writing impossible to read
•Writing is easy to read •Sounds correct when writing difficult to read & understanding.
read aloud
•Editing needed
•Major editing needed
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