Assignment: Energy Paragraph

Task: Using the articles we have read in class, pick an energy source and research it. Make sure all your details are FACTS. Write a paragraph on the energy source you have chosen, follow all the steps
of the writing process.
Student:
Grade:
Date:
Teacher: Andrea Shoup
Evaluation Rubric
criteria
Organization

Level 1
Structure
Introduction
3 or more body details
conclusion

Lacks

Level 2
Limited

Structure
Structure
Focus

Focus
- central topic

Focus

Transitions and sentence

connections

Research

accurate
research
cites source of
research

Transitions

Level 3
Some

Level 4
Satisfactory

Structure

Structure

Focus

Focus

Transitions

Transitions

Level 5

Level 6

Level 7

Good

Very Good

Excellent

Structure

Structure

Structure

Focus

Focus

Focus

Transitions

Transitions

Transitions

Transitions

Lacks
Research
Cited sources

Limited

Some

Satisfactory

Research

Research

Research

Cited sources

Cited sources

Cited sources

Good

Very Good

Excellent

Research

Research

Research

Cited sources

Cited sources

Cited sources

Ideas

clear well
explained ideas

Lacks
Ideas

Limited
Ideas

Some
Ideas

Satisfactory
Ideas

Good
Ideas

Very Good
Ideas

Excellent
Ideas

Word Choice

detailed
description
strong adjectives

Lacks
description
adjectives
explains definitions

Limited
description
adjectives
explains definitions

Some
description
adjectives
explains definitions

Satisfactory
description
adjectives
explains definitions

Good
description
adjectives
explains definitions

Very Good
description
adjectives
explains definitions

Excellent
description
adjectives
explains definitions

Writing Process
Research, outline/plan,
rough, editing, good
Structure, Grammar, and
Mechanics

SelfEvaluationMark
Overall mark

-complete sentences
-proper spelling
-punctuation
-grammar

Does not follow the

writing process

Lacks
-complete
sentences
-proper spelling
-punctuation
-grammar

Follows one or two elements

of the writing process
slightly
Limited
-complete
sentences
-proper spelling
-punctuation
-grammar

Mostly follows 2-3

elements of the writing
process
Some
-complete
sentences
-proper spelling
-punctuation
-grammar

Mostly follows 4 steps of

the writing process

Satisfactory
-complete
sentences
-proper spelling
-punctuation
-grammar

Follows all 5 steps of the

writing process

Good
-complete
sentences
-proper spelling
-punctuation
-grammar

Follows all 5 steps of the

writing process well.

Very Good
-complete
sentences
-proper spelling
-punctuation
-grammar

Effectively and
independently follows all
steps of the writing
process
Excellent
-complete
sentences
-proper spelling
-punctuation
-grammar

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