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    Descriptive Writing Rubric

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    The rubric evaluates descriptive writing on 5 criteria: organization, word choice, figurative language, conventions, and voice. For each criterion, it provides descriptors to assess writing as excellent, very good, satisfactory, or needs improvement. Writing that earns the top scores paints a clear picture through vivid details, varied word choice, and engaging voice.

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    The rubric evaluates descriptive writing on 5 criteria: organization, word choice, figurative language, conventions, and voice. For each criterion, it provides descriptors to assess writing as excellent, very good, satisfactory, or needs improvement. Writing that earns the top scores paints a clear picture through vivid details, varied word choice, and engaging voice.

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    The rubric evaluates descriptive writing on 5 criteria: organization, word choice, figurative language, conventions, and voice. For each criterion, it provides descriptors to assess writing as excellent, very good, satisfactory, or needs improvement. Writing that earns the top scores paints a clear picture through vivid details, varied word choice, and engaging voice.

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    The rubric evaluates descriptive writing on 5 criteria: organization, word choice, figurative language, conventions, and voice. For each criterion, it provides descriptors to assess writing as excellent, very good, satisfactory, or needs improvement. Writing that earns the top scores paints a clear picture through vivid details, varied word choice, and engaging voice.

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    Rubric for Descriptive Writing (25 marks)

    Excellent Very Good Satisfactory Needs Improvement


    Organisation *well-focused on the topic *generally focused on the *somewhat focused on *not focused on the
    *logical organization topic the topic topic
    *excellent transitions *some lapses in *poor organization *no clear organization
    *easy to follow organization *few transitions *no transitions
    *“paints a picture” for the *some transitions *difficult to follow *difficult to impossible
    reader *usually easy to follow *sometimes strays from to follow
    *well-focused on the topic *creates some clear the topic *poorly focused on the
    *clear ideas are well- images for the reader *ideas are not well- topic
    supported with interesting *focused on the topic developed *ideas are unclear
    and vivid details *ideas are well-supported *more details are *few details are given
    with details needed.

    5 4 2-3 0-1
    Word Choice *precise, vivid and *fairly precise, interesting *vague, mundane word *very limited word
    interesting word choices and somewhat varied choices choices
    *wide variety of word word choices *wording is sometimes *wording is bland and
    choices *wording could be more repetitive not descriptive
    specific *more descriptive words
    are needed

    5 4 2-3 0-1
    Figurative Writer effectively uses Writer uses one example Writer may try to use Writer does not include
    Language simile, metaphor, and of simile, metaphor, or simile, metaphor, and simile, metaphor, or
    personification to describe personification to personification but does personification in essay.
    the subject. describe the subject. so incorrectly.
    Essay includes details that Includes details that Includes no details that
    appeal to at least three of appeal to fewer than Includes details that appeal to one of the five
    the five senses (taste, three of the five senses. appeal to only one of the senses.
    touch, sound, sight, smell). five senses.

    5 4 2-3 0-1
    Conventions *proper grammar, usage *few errors of grammar *errors in grammar, *frequent errors in
    *correct spelling and usage usage and spelling grammar, usage,
    *correct punctuation *mostly correct spelling, sometimes make spelling, capitalisation
    *correct capitalisation punctuation understanding difficult and punctuation
    *uses complete sentences and capitalization *some errors in make understanding
    *varying sentence structure *uses complete punctuation and difficult or impossible
    and lengths sentences capitalization *frequent use of
    *generally simple *occasional sentence sentence fragments or
    sentence structures fragment or run-on run-on sentences
    sentences *sentences are difficult
    *simple sentence to understand
    structure is used
    repeatedly

    5 4 2-3 0-1
    Voice *voice is fitting for the topic *voice is fairly clear and *voice rarely comes *voice is weak or
    and engaging seems to fit the topic through inappropriate
    *well-suited for audience *suited for audience and *not always suited for *no sense of audience
    and purpose purpose audience and purpose and purpose

    5 4 2-3 0-1

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