Written Biography Rubric

Points
4
Topic Student writing is directed to the topic and has a proper title.

3
Most of the information is directed to the topic and has a title Almost all facts presented in the writing are accurate. The final draft is neat and attractive. The author took some pride in it. Well organized, but demonstrates illogical sequencing or sentence structure. There is one error in punctuation and/or capitalization. Some reliable sources were used but not all cited correctly.

2
Some of the student's writing is directed to the topic and no title is present. Most facts presented in the writing are accurate. The final draft is readable. It looks like parts of it might have been done in a hurry. Well organized, but demonstrates illogical sequencing and sentence structure. There are two or three errors in punctuation and/or capitalization. Poor sources were used and/or cited incorrectly.

1
Few parts of the writing are directed toward the topic and no title is present. There are several factual errors in the writing. The final draft is not neat or attractive. It looks like the student just wanted to get it done.

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All facts presented Accuracy of Facts in the writing are accurate. The final draft is neat and attractive. It looks like the author took great pride in it. Well organized, demonstrates logical sequencing and sentence structure. Punctuation and capitalization are correct. Writer used reliable sources and cited them correctly.

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Neatness

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Summary Paragraph

Weakly organized. ____ There are four or more errors in punctuation and/or capitalization. No sources were cited and/or very poorly cited.

Punctuation, Capitalization, & Spelling

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Bibliography

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