Arizona Sonoran Desert

Students will write six sentences about the plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert.

#	Needs Improvement (1pt)	Fair (2pts)	Good (3pts)	Excellent (4pts)	Score
Punctuation: Student uses accurate punctuation.	Missing punctuation from more than four of their sentences.	Missing punctuation from two or three sentences.	Missing punctuation from one sentence.	No missing punctuation.	1, 2, 3, or 4
Capitalization Student uses capital letters to begin sentences and for names.	Did not start 4 or more sentences with a capital letter. Did not capitalize several names of people or proper places.	Did not start 2 or 3 sentences with a capital letter. Did not capitalize several names of people or proper places.	Did not start 1 sentence with a capital letter. Did not capitalize several name of a person or proper place.	No errors in capitalization.	1,2,3, or 4
Grammar/ Spelling: Student uses subject/verb agreement and writes complete sentences that make sense.	More then 4 sentences were incomplete, did not make sense, and did not follow subject verb agreement. Paper has 6 or more misspelled words.	2 to 3 sentences were incomplete, did not make sense, and did not follow subject verb agreement. Paper has 3 to 5 misspelled words.	1 sentence was incomplete, did not make sense, and did not follow subject verb agreement. Paper has 1 to 3 misspelled words.	No errors in grammar or spelling.	1,2,3, or 4
Content: Student writes on topic.	4 or more sentences are off topic.	2 to 3 sentences are off topic	1 sentences is off topic	No sentences are off topic	1,2,3, or 4
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