Excellent Good
10 9-8
Creativity The jingle contains many
creative details and/or
descriptions that contribute to
the reader's enjoyment. The
student has really used his
imagination.
Vocabulary Inclusion Writer uses five or more
specified words and phrases that
demonstrate the reader's own
knowledge, and the
choice and placement of the
words seems accurate, natural
and not forced.
Content - Accuracy All facts in the jingle are
accurate.
Satisfactory Needs Improvement
7-6 5-0
The jingle contains a The jingle contains a few There is little evidence of
few creative details creative details and/or creativity in the jingle. The
and/or descriptions that descriptions, but they student does not seem to have
contribute to the distract from the story. used much imagination.
reader's enjoyment. The The student has tried to use
student has used his his imagination.
imagination.
Writer uses at least five Writer uses four specified Writer uses three or less
specified words and words and phrases that specified words and phrases
phrases that demonstrate the reader's that demonstrate the reader's
demonstrate the own knowledge, and the own knowledge, and the
reader's own choice and placement of the choice and placement of the
knowledge, and the words seems words seems accurate, natural
choice and placement accurate, natural and not and not forced.
of the words seems forced.
accurate, natural and
not forced.
99-90% of the facts in 89-80% of the facts in the Fewer than 80% of the facts
the jingle are jingle are accurate. in the jingle are accurate.
accurate.
TOTAL