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Descriptive Writing Paragraph/ Poster Rubric: Creating a New Juice for Peter
5 Advanced
Abundant detail is provided, clear picture of item, creative, varied and interesting words used, paragraph is clear, much more than three descriptive words for each sense

4 Thorough
Enough detail provided, clear picture of item, diverse words used, clear paragraph, three or more descriptive words for each sense

3 Acceptable
Details are provided that create a suitable picture of the item, words used are repetitive and simple, paragraph is understandable, at least three descriptive words for each sense Paragraph is indented, legible, is at least five sentences, poster is colorful Makes no distracting errors to the reader, both on the poster, and in the paragraph

2 Partial
Some details provided, but not all relevant or effective, picture isnt too clear, words are plain and paragraph is confusing, less than three descriptive words for each sense Paragraph is not indented, not always easy to read, is less than five sentences, poster has a bit of color Makes some errors that are distracting to the reader, both on the poster and in the paragraph

1 Developing
Not enough detail is provided, and no clear picture is drawn, words used are simple or irrelevant, paragraph does not provide reader with a picture of the item, not all senses written about Paragraph is not indented, messy, is less than five sentences, poster is plain and does not have color added Makes many errors that are distracting and that get in the way of comprehension, both on the poster and in the paragraph

Content

Organization

Paragraph is indented and neat, has at least five sentences, poster is very colorful, and eyecatching, creativity is shown Makes no errors on the created poster and rarely any errors in paragraph

Paragraph is indented, neat, is five to seven sentences or more, poster is colorful and appealing Makes no errors on the poster, and makes no distracting errors in the paragraph

Writing Conventions

Group Work

Members shared their roles equally, were respectful, and worked cooperatively and efficiently, remained on task

Members both contributed to the task, were cooperative, and remained on task

Members both contributed to the task, were cooperative, for the most part, and remained on task most of the time

Members had trouble figuring out their roles and did not share roles equally, members were not always cooperative and were rarely on task

Members did not contribute equally, if at all, got into arguments, were not respectful, and were mostly not on task

Grade:

/20