Teacher Name: Mrs.

Beal

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Graphic Graphic organizer Graphic organizer or Graphic organizer or Graphic organizer or
Organizer or outline has been outline has been outline has been outline has not been
completed and completed and shows started and includes attempted.
shows clear, clear, logical some topics and
logical relationships between subtopics. Graphic
relationships most topics and organizer has only 2
between all topics subtopics. Graphic or less topics.
and subtopics. organizer has only 3
Graphic organizer topics with 2
has at least 4 subtopics.
topics with 2
subtopics.

First Draft Detailed draft is Draft includes all Draft includes most Draft is missing
neatly presented required information required information required information
and includes all and is legible. and is legible. and is difficult to read.
required
information.

Quality of Information clearly Information clearly Information clearly Information has little or
Information relates to the main relates to the main relates to the main nothing to do with the
topic. It includes topic. It provides 1-2 topic. No details main topic.
several supporting supporting details and/or examples are
details and/or and/or examples. given.
examples.

Paragraph All paragraphs Most paragraphs Paragraphs Paragraphing structure

Construction include include introductory included related was not clear and
introductory sentence, information but were sentences were not
sentence, explanations or typically not typically related within
explanations or details, and constructed the
details, and concluding well.Paragraphs paragraphs.Paragraphs
concluding sentence.Paragraphs only include 3-5 have less than 3
sentence. All only include 5-7 sentences. sentences.
paragraphs include sentences.
at least 7-10
sentences.

Sources All sources All sources All sources Some sources are not
(information and (information and (information and accurately
graphics) are graphics) are graphics) are documented. Student
accurately accurately accurately has 2 or less sources.
documented in the documented, but a documented, but
desired format. few are not in the many are not in the
Student has at desired format. desired format.
least 5 sources. Students has only 4 Students has only 3
sources. sources.