|~|Assessment Rubric Descriptive Writing|~|

__Stimulating ideas
The Writing...
~Focuses on an interesting subject, object, or place.
~Contains a variety of sensory details.

~Informs and entertains the reader.
__Logical Organization
~Has a strong beginning, clear development, and an effective ending.
~Creates a whole picture of the object or place being described.

__Engaging Voice
~Contains specific nouns, vivid verbs, and colorful modifiers.
~Shows a variety of sentence structure.

__Original Word Choice
~Adheres to the basic rule of grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
~Use terms appropriate to the purpose and audience.

__Effective Sentence Style
~Flows smoothly from one detail to he next.
~Shows a variety of sentence structure.

__Correct, Accurate Copy
~Adheres to the basic rules of grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
~Follows the correct formatting guidelines.

Scoring Guide

(1)----(2)----(3)----(4)----(5)

1) Incomplete
3) Fair
5) Excellent