History of Candy Checklist and Rubric

Explanatory Publishing Checklist

Name___________________________________________   

Question _________________________________________

REVISING

     Do you have an introducing sentence and a concluding sentence?

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

Copy and paste from your Google Doc into My Access.

Fix your indents and submit. Write your score______

Pick 2 Revision Goals from your lowest scoring areas to do.

Fill out My Goals, Writing Strategy, and Reflection.

Spend $60 on adjectives.

Spend $60 on transition words.

Use the thesaurus to change 2 words.

EDITING

Did you indent each paragraph?

Do My Editor and fix all mistakes.

Explanatory With Articles Rubric

	3	2	1	0
1.Correct use of punctuation when forming sentences. L.4.2	0 punctuation errors and indents each paragraph	1-3 punctuation errors or indents mostly	4-6punctuation errors or indents sometimes	More than 6 punctuation errors or doesn’t indent
2.  No Fragment or run on sentences L.4.1f	0 run-ons or fragment sentences	1-2 run-ons or fragment sentences	3-5 run-ons or fragment sentences	More than 5 run-ons or fragment sentences
3. Correct spelling of 4th grade words L.4.2d	0 misspelled words	1-3  misspelled words	4-6 misspelled words	7 or more misspelled words
4. Correct use of capitals at the beginning of sentences and proper nouns L.4.2	0 incorrect capital errors	1-2 incorrect capital errors	3-4 incorrect capital errors	5 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. Supporting details organized logically W.4.2b	Has 3 paragraphs, 3 sentences in each that support the ?	Lacks detail and has less than 3 sentences per paragraph	Doesn’t have 3 paragraphs, lacks good organization	Has 1 paragraph with unclear details
7. Use of text RI.4.9	Uses 5-7 evidences from the articles to answer the question	Uses some (2-3) evidences from the articles	Uses 1 piece of evidence from the article	Doesn’t include evidence from the articles
8. Uses precise language and topic based vocabulary W.4.2d	Uses precise language, 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