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sLudenL sklllfully employs all of
Lhe elemenLs of an effecLlve
blographlcal skeLch

sLudenL employs all of Lhe
elemenLs of an effecLlve
blographlcal skeLch


sLudenL employs mosL of Lhe
elemenLs of an effecLlve
blographlcal skeLch

sLudenL shows knowledge of Lhe
baslc elemenLs of a blographlcal
skeLch


sLudenL's plece lacks some baslc
elemenLs of a blographlcal
skeLch



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sLudenL fully develops all ldeas
and adds lnslghLful lnformaLlon
Lo enhance plece
full developmenL of all ldeas ln
all paragraphs

full developmenL of mosL ldeas
ln mosL paragraphs



some ldeas requlre furLher
developmenL


mosL ldeas requlre furLher
developmenL


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52.62 12+ :+7>4-7+ +32.=.17
9.:+61.4- ,-9 71:8618:+

sLrong, sklllfully wrlLLen lead

exhlblL a loglcal and coherenL
sLrucLure Lhrough sklllful use of
approprlaLe LranslLlons

sLrong lead LhaL capLures
audlence aLLenLlon

exhlblL a loglcal sequence of
ldeas Lhrough use of approprlaLe
LranslLlons
approprlaLe lead wlLh relevanL
lnformaLlon

exhlblL a loglcal sequence of
ldeas buL may lack lnLernal
conslsLency
lead ls mosLly approprlaLe

exhlblL a rudlmenLary sLrucLure



aLLempLs a lead buL lacks some
relevanL lnformaLlon

lacks loglcal organlzaLlon


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are sLyllsLlcally sophlsLlcaLed,
uslng language LhaL ls above
grade level, wlLh a noLable sense
of volce and awareness of
audlence and purpose

vary sLrucLure and lengLh of
senLences Lo enhance meanlng

use language LhaL ls fluenL and
orlglnal, wlLh evldenL awareness
of audlence and purpose

vary sLrucLure and lengLh of
senLences Lo conLrol rhyLhm and
paclng


use approprlaLe grade level
language, wlLh some awareness
of audlence and purpose

occaslonally make effecLlve use
of senLence sLrucLure or lengLh
rely on baslc vocabulary, wlLh
llLLle awareness of audlence or
purpose

exhlblL some aLLempL Lo vary
senLence sLrucLure or lengLh for
effecL, buL wlLh uneven success

use language LhaL ls lmpreclse
or below grade level

reveal llLLle awareness of how Lo
use senLences Lo achleve an
effecL


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demonsLraLe conLrol of Lhe
convenLlons wlLh essenLlally no
errors, even wlLh sophlsLlcaLed
language
demonsLraLe conLrol of Lhe
convenLlons, exhlblLlng
occaslonal errors only when
uslng sophlsLlcaLed language
demonsLraLe parLlal conLrol,
exhlblLlng occaslonal errors LhaL
do noL hlnder comprehenslon
demonsLraLe emerglng conLrol,
exhlblLlng occaslonal errors LhaL
hlnder comprehenslon
demonsLraLe a lack of conLrol,
exhlblLlng frequenL errors LhaL
make comprehenslon dlfflculL

If the student writes from 1
st
person point of view the piece can be scored no higher than a D
Responses totally unrelated to the topic, illegible, incoherent, or blank should be given an E.

Student Name___________________________________________________ Rubric Score ___________ Grade ___________




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