Describing Your Favorite Place
Name: ___________________ Teacher:
Date : ___________________ Title of Work: ___________________
 
Criteria
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Focused Topic
The student's information in the article rambles and does not focus one particular place
The student briefly mentions the topic on their favorite place, but gives few details
The student describes the topic of their favorite place and also gives a couple of examples describing it
The student's article clearly defines topic of their favorite place and goes into discussing many detailed details about this place
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Gives information that is unique the students favorite place
The student never mentions any unique information
The student gives very little unique information
The student gives some information that is unique to their favorite place
The student gives a great deal of interesting and unique information
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Gives information about how their favorite place relates to another place they know
The student does not compare their favorite place and another place they are familiar with
The student only points out one or two points of comparison about their favorite place and another place that is similar
The student point out several ways that compare their favorite place and another place that is similar
The student shows many ways that their favorite place can be compared to another place they know
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Well organized
The student lacks topic sentences and has no logical sequence.
The student's article has only one topic sentence and its sequence is confusing
The student's article includes some topic sentences and is somewhat sequential
The student has every section beginning with a clearly stated topic sentence and the sections follow a logical sequence
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Clear and Understandable with correct grammar and spelling
The student's writing is very difficult to follow and very frequent grammar and/or spelling errors
The student's writing is M=mostly difficult to follow and understand and a few grammar and/or spelling errors
The student's writing is mostly easy to understand and only one or two errors in spelling/grammar
The student's writing is easy to read and follow the information and all grammar and spelling are correct
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