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Story Writing : Descriptive Writing for
First
Grade

CATEGORY

4

3

2

1

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
wonderful.

Student devotes sufficient time and
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.

Introduction

First paragraph has a "grabber" or
catchy beginning.

First paragraph has a weak
"grabber".

A catchy beginning was attempted but
was confusing rather than catchy.

No attempt was made to catch the
reader's attention in the first paragraph.

Organization

The story is very well organized.
One idea or scene follows another in a logical sequence
with clear transitions.

The story is pretty well organized.
One idea or scene may seem out of place. Clear
transitions are used.

The story is a little hard to
follow. The transitions are sometimes not clear.

Ideas and scenes seem to be randomly
arranged.

Creativity

The story contains many creative
details and/or descriptions that contribute to the
reader's enjoyment. The author has really used his
imagination.

The story contains a few creative
details and/or descriptions that contribute to the
reader's enjoyment. The author has used his imagination.

The story 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 story. The author does not seem to
have used much imagination.

Spelling and Punctuation

There are no spelling or punctuation
errors in the final draft. Character and place names
that the author invented are spelled consistently
throughout.

There is one spelling or punctuation
error in the final draft.

There are 2-3 spelling and
punctuation errors in the final draft.

The final draft has more than 3
spelling and punctuation errors.

Illustrations

Original illustrations are detailed,
attractive, creative and relate to the text on the page.

Original illustrations are somewhat
detailed, attractive, and relate to the text on the
page.

Original illustrations relate to the
text on the page.

Illustrations are not present OR
they are not original.

Date Created: March 17, 2009

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