How To Publishing Checklist and Rubric

This is what students are expected to do to revise and edit their How To paper:

REVISING

      Do you have an introduction and a conclusion?

      Do you have at least 4 paragraphs with 3-5 sentences in each?

      Do you have at least 3 materials needed and at least 5 steps?

      Are your steps in order?

      Did you use transition words? Ex. first, next, then, after that, also, finally, etc . . .

      Do you have very descriptive steps? (NO IT!)  

      Do the Precise Words folder

EDITING

      Did you indent each paragraph?

      Are all of your sentences complete sentences?

      Are all of your words spelled correctly?

     Do the Stop & Go/ Red Light-Green Light folder

Here is the rubric I will grade student's How To paper on:

Explanatory How To Rubric

	3	2	1	0
1.Correct use of punctuation when forming sentences. L.4.2	0-2 punctuation errors and indents each paragraph	3-5 punctuation errors or indents mostly	6-10 punctuation errors or indents sometimes	More than 10 punctuation errors or doesn’t indent
2.  No Fragment or run on sentences L.4.1f	0-1 run-ons or fragment sentences	2-3 run-ons or fragment sentences	4-5 run-ons or fragment sentences	More than 5 run-ons or fragment sentences
3. Correct spelling of 4th grade words L.4.2d	0-3 misspelled words	4-7 misspelled words	8-11 misspelled words	11 or more misspelled words
4. Correct use of capitals at the beginning of sentences and proper nouns L.4.2	0-2 incorrect capital errors	3-4 incorrect capital errors	5-6 incorrect capital errors	7 or more incorrect capital errors
5. Clearly introduces the topic W.4.2a	Has a clear introduction of their topic and stays on topic	Has a clear introduction but goes off topic	Unclear introduction and may go off topic	No introduction and does not stay on topic
6. Detailed steps in sequential order W.4.2b	Has 6 or more clear, detailed steps in order	Has 5 or 4 detailed steps mostly in order	Has 3 steps or steps are unclear	Has 2 or fewer steps or very unclear steps
7. Use of transition words W.4.2c	Has a variety of transition words and one with each step	Most steps have transition words	A few steps have transition words	No transition words are used
8. Uses precise language and topic based vocabulary W.4.2d	Uses precise language for each step, minimal use of “it”	Mostly uses precise language, may use “it” too much	Sometimes uses precise language, uses “it” too much	Doesn’t use precise language, too many “its”
9. Clear conclusion W.4.2e	Conclusion has a complete “wrap up” of the topic	Conclusion has a partial “wrap up” of the topic	Ends abruptly with little or no conclusion	Doesn’t include a conclusion
Use of the writing process.W.4.5	Complete use of writing process	Uses most of the writing process	Uses some steps.	Doesn’t use the writing process