Island of the Blue Dolphins Name ______________________________

By Scott ODell Date _______________________________

Autobiography Assignment (Part 2)
You will have 45 minutes in class to type the final copy of your autobiography. If you are not
done by the end of the 45 minutes, you need to take your autobiography home and finish it.
Please ask the teacher questions during individual writing time, not your partner.

Final Paper Parameters

1. Use your computer and a word-processing program (Microsoft Word or Google Doc) to
type the final draft of your autobiography.
2. Margins: 1 inch (top, bottom, right, left)
3. Use 12-point font (Arial, Calibri, Times New Roman).
4. Use double spacing throughout your paper.
5. Indent (tab once) at the beginning of each new paragraph.

Please submit the following documents for your final assessment:

Prewriting plan (graphic organizer)
First draft with peer-editing notations
Passive/Active Practice assignment
Clean copy of final draft
Peer-feedback forms (the ones you received)

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Island of the Blue Dolphins Name ______________________________
By Scott ODell Date _______________________________
Rubric for Final Written Autobiography
Rubric adapted from Glencoe Literature Reading with at Purpose: Rubrics for Assessing Student
Writing, Listening, and Speaking: Middle School. (McGraw Hill, Glenco, n.d.)

Focus/Organization
(3 points each)
The narrative tells an interesting story.
The story is appropriate for its intended
audience.
The story has a strong beginning.
Student uses time order to organize the
storys events.
First-person point of view is used. /15
Elaboration/Support/Style
(3 points each)
Every sentence is important to the story.
Student provides enough details to
describe the setting and characters.
Transition words help move the story
along. /9

Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics

(3 points each)
The writing is free of misspellings and
word capitalization used correctly.
Students punctuate sentences punctuated
correctly and the piece is free of fragments
and run-ons.
Student uses Standard English. /12
The paper fulfills paper parameters given
above. Total /36
Engagement in the Writing Process Comments
(4 points each)
The student:
made and submitted a prewriting plan (graphic organizer)
discussed the draft with a partner or small group
contributed questions and suggestions to other writers
wrote and submitted the first draft
proofread the final draft
Submitted Peer-feedback forms Total /24
Total points /60

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Island of the Blue Dolphins Name ______________________________
By Scott ODell Date _______________________________
Rubric for Active/Passive Practice

Student correctly rewrites passive voice

sentences as active voice sentences.
Student correctly rewrites active voice
sentences as passive voice sentences.
Student works cooperatively with assigned
partner.
Student has five Active to Passive
sentences documented and rewritten.
Student has no more than five Passive to
Active sentences documented and
rewritten. If no passive voice sentences
were found, student has indicated no
passive voice in at least one box. Total /5

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Island of the Blue Dolphins
By Scott ODell
Rubric for Oral Reading Fluency
Rubric adapted from IRubric: Oral Reading Fluency Rubric.
Excellent
(3 points)
Rate Student reads text with
smooth, conversational,
comfortable rate. It is
enjoyable to listen to the
story.
Accuracy Student makes zero errors. All
miscues are self-corrected.
Phrasing Student reads longer phrases
smoothly. The student varies
the length of phrases
appropriately for impact.
Expression Student reads longer phrases
smoothly. The student varies
the length of phrases
appropriately for impact.
Volume Student adjusts volume
throughout text for effect.
Student includes both soft and
loud depending on the text.
Name ______________________________
Date _______________________________
Doing well Needs more oral reading
(2 points) practice
(1 point)
Student reads text either too Student reads slower than
quickly or with uncomfortable normal speech. Student
pauses. Student sounds out pauses many times.
many words.
Student makes some errors Student makes numerous
that do not affect meaning. errors or asks for help. Errors
Other errors are few. Some are not self-corrected.
miscues are self-corrected.
Student reads in 2-3 word Student shows no evidence of
phrases. phrasing. Student reads word-
by-word or sounds out the
majority of words.
Student pays attention to Student reads with a
punctuation. Tone of voice is monotone voice. Student
consistent throughout text. shows little evidence of
attention to punctuation.
Student does not read with
much expression.
Volume is appropriate Student reads at an extremely
throughout text and the loud or very soft level. The
partner can hear the text audience is unable to hear
being read. most of the text.
Total Points /15
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Island of the Blue Dolphins Name ______________________________
By Scott ODell Date _______________________________

Works Cited

IRubric: Oral Reading Fluency Rubric. RCampus - Learning, EPortfolios, Assessments,

Outcomes, www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?sp=true&code=R727B7.

McGraw Hill, Glenco. (n.d.). Glencoe Literature Reading with at Purpose: Rubrics for Assessing

Student Writing, Listening, and Speaking: Middle School. Columbus: McGraw-Hill

Companies. Retrieved October 9, 2017, from

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/glencoewriting/MiddleSchoolRubrics_876541.indd.pdf