FIVE SENSES DESCRIPTIVE WRITING RUBRIC: Mrs. Janes, BCA, Grade 8
Understanding
Use of Strategies
Vocabulary
Main Idea & Details
Grammar
Excellent
Well Done
Good
Needs Improvement
4 pts
3 pts
2 pts
1 pts
Student has fulfilled
Student has fulfilled
Student has fulfilled some of Student has failed to fulfill
assignment with originality assignment with some
the assignment using basic
assignment and has not
and insight, applying methods originality and insight, by
methods learned in class.
attempted to utilize methods
learned in class.
meagerly applying methods
learned in class.
learned in class.
The essay contains 4 or 5
The essay contains 2 or 3
The essay contains 1
The essay contains 0
descriptions using the five
descriptions using the five
description using the five
descriptions using the five
senses and similes.
senses and similes.
senses and simile.
senses and simile.
Figurative Language and
Figurative Language and
Figurative Language and
Figurative Language and
Rhetorical Strategies have
Rhetorical Strategies have
Rhetorical Strategies have
Rhetorical Strategies were not
been skillfully utilized
been utilized well.
been used.
even attempted.
Precise, well used, creative, Well used creative vocabulary Creative vocabulary is used, Creative vocabulary is barely
vocabulary creates clear tone. creates sufficient tone.
but only meagerly, lacks tone. used, there isn't any tone.
Each paragraph contains a
Each paragraph has a main Some paragraphs contain a The paragraphs do not contain
strong main idea and 3 solid idea and 2-3 solid details.
main idea and some related a clear main idea or related
related details.
Logic and purpose of piece is details.
details
Logic and purpose of piece is apparent.
Logic and purpose of piece Logic and purpose of piece are
very clear.
are lacking.
nonexistent.
There are no serious errors. There are 1 or 2 serious
There are 3 or 4 serious
There are more than 5 serious
The essay is free of spelling grammatical errors.
grammatical errors.
grammatical errors.
errors of high frequency
The essay has 1 or 2 spelling The essay has 3 spelling
The essay has 4 or more
words.
errors of high frequency
errors of high frequency
spelling errors of high
The essay is free of
words.The essay has 1 or 2 words. The essay has 3-4
frequency words.The essay
capitalization & punctuation capitalization & punctuation capitalization & punctuation has more than 5 capitalization
errors.
errors.
errors.
and punctuation errors.