Writing Rubric & Presentation
Biography Rubric for ___________________________________________
Date____________________
What am I being Exceeds Awesome Job!! 3 Good Job! 2 Needs Work 1
graded on? Requirements!! 4
Content Includes all of Includes most of Missing some Missed many of
person’s significant person’s significant significant life person’s life events
life events and has life events (at least events and has a and has very few
many supporting 3) and has some few supporting supporting details.
details. supporting details. details.
Research Person’s life is well Person’s life is Person’s life does Very few clear
researched and supported with not seem well- facts about the
developed with facts facts and details. researched. person’s life.
and details.
Organization Related information Most related Some related Lacks organization
about the person is information about information about and structure. No
grouped together in the person is the person is topic sentences.
paragraphs. grouped together. grouped together,
Paragraphs have At least one topic but some is out of
topic sentences. sentence. order. No clear
topic sentences.
Style Interesting, keeps Has some Sentences sound Some sentences
reader’s attention. interesting the same and have incomplete and are
Complete sentences sentences of varied similar length. very basic,
with varied length. length. repetitive.
Originality Clearly described in own Clearly described in Described with some Describes the
words the person’s life, own words the of own words the person’s life but
accomplishments and person’s life and person’s life. seems like someone
contributions. accomplishments. else’s writing style.
Word choice Consistently uses a Uses some descriptive Very few descriptive Very basic, general
variety of descriptive words. words. word choice.
words.
Creativity Included pictures and Included picture. Included picture but Missing picture.
added extras to make Added extra added no other
report special! information to make details.
report unique.
Conventions/Overall Very professional! Two Three to four spelling Four to six spelling or Needs editing. Over
Neatness or fewer spelling or or grammar grammar errors. six spelling or
grammar errors. Typed errors. Paper typed Paper is typed but grammar errors.
paper with indented with indented not all paragraphs Paper typed but
paragraphs. paragraphs. Very neat indented. difficult to see
and professional. paragraphs.
Daily Work Ethic Always on Almost always on Sometimes on Needed to focus
task!! Followed all task. Followed most task. Followed some more on the
Following Directions steps of the writing steps of the writing steps of the writing project! Needed
process with graphic process with rough process with rough frequent help with
Writing Process organizers, rough draft, draft, editing, and draft, editing, and the writing process.
editing, and final draft. final draft. final draft.
Total: ________________/36 points