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| Focus on Assigned Topic | The entire paragraph is related to the assigned topic and allows the reader to understand much more about the topic.- | Most of the paragraph is related to the assigned topic. The paragraph strays at one point, but the reader can still learn something about the topic. | Some of the paragraph is related to the assigned topic, but a reader does not learn much about the topic.- | No attempt has been made to relate the paragraph to the assigned topic.- | |
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| Use of the Writing Process | Student devotes a lot of time and effort to the writing process (prewriting, drafting, reviewing, and editing). Works hard to make the story brilliant - | Student devotes sufficient time and effort to the writing process (prewriting, drafting, reviewing, and editing). Works and gets the job done.- | Student devotes some time and effort to the writing process but was not very thorough. Does enough to get by. | Student devotes little time and effort to the writing process. Doesn't seem to care.- | |
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| Use of descriptive Vocabulary | Fully utilized descriptive words to appeal to the five senses- | Descriptive words used did not appeal to all the senses- | Very little descriptive words used which did not appeal to the senses- | No descriptive words used and the piece did not appeal to the senses | |
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| Creativity | The paragraph contains many creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has really used his imagination. | The paragraph contains a few creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has used his imagination- | The paragraph contains a few creative details and/or descriptions, but they distract from the story. The author has tried to use his imagination.- | There is little evidence of creativity in the paragraph. The author does not seem to have used much imagination.- | |
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