| |
 |
Descriptive Writing |
|
 |
 |
6 |
|
5 |
|
4 |
|
3 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Excellent, focused
description; well
elaborated with quality
details |
|
| Good, focused description; elaborated with telling details |
|
| Description focused; good elaboration |
|
| Generally focused description; some supporting details |
|
| Sometimes unfocused description; needs more supporting details |
|
| Rambling description; lacks development and detail |
|
|
| Compelling ideas enhanced by order, structure, and transitions |
|
| Appealing order, structure, and transitions |
|
| Structure identifiable and suitable; transitions used |
|
| Adequate order, structure, and some transitions to guide reader |
|
| Little direction from beginning to end; few transitions |
|
| Lacks direction and identifiable structure; no transitions |
|
|
| Writer closely involved; engaging personality |
|
|
| Pleasant but not compelling voice |
|
| Sincere voice but not fully engaged |
|
| Little writer involvement, personality |
|
| Careless writing with no feeling |
|
|
| Vivid, precise words that create memorable pictures |
|
| Clear, interesting words to bring description to life |
|
| Some specific word pictures |
|
| Language adequate; appeals to senses |
|
| Generally limited or redundant language |
|
| Vague, dull, or misused words |
|
|
| Excellent variety of sentences; natural rhythm |
|
| Varied lengths, styles; generally smooth |
|
| Correct sentences with variations in style |
|
| Correctly constructed sentences; some variety |
|
| May have simple, awkward, or wordy sentences; little variety |
|
Choppy; many incomplete
or run-on sentences |
|
|
| Excellent control; few or no errors |
|
| No serious errors to affect understanding |
|
| General mastery of conventions but some errors |
|
| Reasonable control; few distracting errors |
|
| Weak control; enough errors to affect understanding |
|
| Many errors that prevent understanding |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
