Descriptive Essay Rubric - Wag & Paws



|Descriptive Essay Rubric |

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Title of Essay reflects content: Yes No

 Peer Assessor: ______________________

|CATEGORY |4 |3 |2 |1 |

|Introduction |Introductory paragraph |Introductory paragraph |Introductory paragraph |No attempt is made to |

| |clearly states subject |states subject of essay |attempts to state |state the subject of the|

| |of essay and captures |but is not particularly |subject of essay but |essay in an introductory|

| |reader's attention. |inviting to the reader. |does not capture |paragraph. |

| | | |reader's attention. | |

|Sensory Details |Essay includes details |Includes details that |Includes details that |Includes no details that|

| |that appeal to at least |appeal to fewer than |appeal to only one of |appeal to one of the |

| |three of the five senses|three of the five |the five senses. |five senses. |

| |(taste, touch, sound, |senses. | | |

| |sight, smell). | | | |

|Word Choice |Writer uses vivid words |Writer uses vivid words |Writer uses words that |Writer uses a limited |

| |and phrases that linger |and phrases that linger |communicate clearly, but|vocabulary that does not|

| |or draw pictures in the |or draw pictures in the |the writing lacks |communicate strongly or |

| |reader's mind, and the |reader's mind, but |variety, punch or flair.|capture the reader's |

| |choice and placement of |occasionally the words | |interest. Jargon or |

| |the words seems |are used inaccurately or| |cliches may be present |

| |accurate, natural and |seem overdone. | |and detract from the |

| |not forced. | | |meaning. |

|Simile/Metaphor/Personification |Writer effectively uses |Writer uses one example |Writer may try to use |Writer does not include |

| |simile, metaphor, and |of simile, metaphor, or |simile, metaphor, and |simile, metaphor, or |

| |personification to |personification to |personification but does|personification in |

| |describe the subject. |describe the subject. |so incorrectly. |essay. |

|Sentence Structure (Sentence Fluency) |All sentences are |Most sentences are |Most sentences are |Sentences lack structure|

| |well-constructed with |well-constructed with |well-constructed but |and appear incomplete or|

| |varied structure. |varied structure. |have a similar |rambling. |

| | | |structure. | |

|Grammar, Spelling, Capitalization, & |There are no errors in |There are some errors; |There are errors that |There are serious errors|

|Punctuation |grammar, spelling, |however, these errors do|distract the reader. |that interfere with the |

| |capitalization, or |not distract the reader.|Rubric is attached to |reader's understanding |

| |punctuation. Rubric is |Rubric is attached to |essay. Essay is |of the essay. Rubric is |

| |attached to essay. Essay|essay. Essay is |completed on time. |not attached to essay. |

| |is completed on time. |completed on time. | |Essay is completed on |

| | | | |time. |

 

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