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Community Text Assignment Rubric
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Writing Prompt "
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How do you define your community? After reading Five Little Fiends, My Place, Leon's Story, and conducting interviews
about your community, write an original “community text” (choose one: narrative, poem, or photo essay) in which you
relate your personal definition of "community" to what you have discovered about the communities you are a part of. "
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Score
5
Focus of Content
- includes clear and
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4
coherent personal
definition of
community!
includes an
abundance of
information about your
community that is
clearly related to your
personal definition of
community
- includes mostly clear
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and coherent personal
definition of
community!
includes sufficient
information about your
community and is
mostly related to your
personal definition of
community
Format of Content
completely adheres
to the structural
requirements of the
three approved
formats: narrative,
poem, or photo
essay (see page 3)
Paragraph Structure
- all paragraphs are
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mostly adheres to
the structural
requirements of the
four approved
formats: narrative,
poem, or photo
essay (see page 3)
appropriate in length (3-5
sentences or longer)!
each paragraph has a
single focus!
each paragraph has
coherence!
each paragraph has
adequate development!
uses indentation & line
breaks
- almost all paragraphs are
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appropriate in length (3-5
sentences or longer)!
almost every paragraph
has a single focus!
almost every paragraph
has coherence!
almost every paragraph
has adequate
development!
mostly uses indentation &
line breaks
Incorporation of
Quotations
- sufficient number
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(3-5) of quotations are
incorporated into
writing!
quotations are
incorporated into the
text using appropriate
punctuation!
all quotations are
introduced
appropriately
- adequate number
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(2-4) of quotations are
incorporated into
writing!
quotations are
incorporated into the
text using mostly
appropriate
punctuation!
almost all quotations
are introduced
appropriately
Evidence of Editing &
Revisioin
- writing shows clear
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evidence of selfrevision and rewriting
(multiple drafts
submitted)!
writing shows clear
evidence of peer
editing (by including
peer editing form
appropriately and
completely filled out)
- writing shows some
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evidence of selfrevision and rewriting
(multiple drafts)!
writing shows some
evidence of peer
editing (by including
peer editing form)
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3
Focus of Content
- includes a basic
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2
- includes an unclear
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1
(unoriginal) personal
definition of
community!
includes basic
(generic) information
about your community
and is basically
related to your
personal definition of
community
and incoherent
personal definition of
community!
includes minimal
information about your
community and is
barely related to your
personal definition of
community
- includes no personal
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definition of
community!
includes minimal
information about your
community
Format of Content
basically adheres
to the structural
requirements of the
four approved
formats: narrative,
poem, or photo
essay, (see page 3)
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Paragraph Structure
Incorporation of
Quotations
- the paragraphs are mostly - minimal number (1-3)
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appropriate in length (3-5
sentences or longer)!
most of the paragraphs
have a single focus!
most use indentation &
line breaks
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somewhat adheres
to the structural
requirements of the
four approved
formats: narrative,
poem, or photo
essay (see page 3)
- some of the paragraphs
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are appropriate in length
(3-5 sentences or longer)!
some of the paragraphs
have a single focus!
some use indentation &
line breaks
- minimal number (1-3)
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barely adheres to
the structural
requirements of the
four approved
formats: narrative,
poem, or photo
essay (see page 3)
- most of the paragraphs
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are not appropriate in
length!
almost none of the
paragraphs have a single
focus!
indentation and line
breaks are not used
appropriately
of quotations are
incorporated into
writing!
quotations are
incorporated into the
text using somewhat
appropriate
punctuation!
some quotations are
introduced
appropriately
of quotations are
included in writing!
attempt was made but
quotations are not
incorporated using
appropriate
punctuation!
quotations are not
appropriately
introduced
- minimal number (1-3)
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of quotations are
included in writing!
quotations are not
incorporated using
appropriate
punctuation!
quotations are not
appropriately
introduced
Evidence of Editing &
Revisioin
- writing shows some
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evidence of selfrevision and rewriting
(but multiple drafts
were not submitted)!
includes a completed
peer editing form but
changes were not
made to writing.
- writing shows some
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evidence of selfrevision (but multiple
drafts were not
submitted)!
does not include a
completed peer
editing form
- writing shows almost
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no evidence of selfrevision (multiple
drafts were not
submitted)!
did not participate in
peer editing.
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Approved Formats for “Community Text”"
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You may choose any one of the 3 following formats to use to complete this writing assignment. !
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1. Narrative"
This is a fiction or non-fiction story that includes the elements of plot (exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling, action,
and resolution in this or some variable order); descriptive language; dialogue; and a theme (a moral or message of the story)
that reflects how you feel about the community you belong to. You must also include your personal definition of community—
though how you choose to incorporate it is up to you. It should be 1-3 typed pages (single-spaced). You may choose to use
1st or 3rd person point of view in your writing.!
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2. Poem"
This can be free-verse (non-rhyming) or verse (rhyming). It should be 24 lines long, split into stanzas—however you choose
to separate them—(the stanzas should follow the same rules as paragraphs—except for the indenting). Although this form
has more freedom regarding how you choose to present content it should clearly reflect your personal definition of
community; portray the community you are a part of; and include quotations from the interview you conducted with a fellow
community-member. !
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3. Photo Essay"
!This will take the form of a more traditional 5-paragraph essay but each paragraph should be preceded by a photo or photocollage (preferably with pictures taken by you) to visually represent the main idea of the paragraph—i.e. if you have an
introductory paragraph that describes your community (the geographical location, people, places, and other facets that make
up your community) you might include a google earth screenshot of Springfield, a picture of your street, or a picture of people
in your community interacting. This essay must also include some of the quotations you collected in your interview to support
your response to the writing prompt. The thesis statement of your essay might read: My personal definition of community is
…. this is reflected in the community I am a part of when I look at …(name 3 different facets of your community). You may use
1st person in this essay—in fact it is recommended. !
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