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WRITING RUBRICS &GRAPHIC ORGANIZERSTO SUPPORT WRITING ESSAYS
Writing
-OPINION-INFORMATIVE-RESEARCH
By: Lotts of Learning
Students highlight information from the mentor texts that they want to use in their essays. Students organize their ideas by filling out a graphic organizer.
Students use information from their graphic organizer to write a rough draft. Students write on “Rough draft paper” which leaves plenty of space for editing marks.
Students read over their rough drafts and look for ways to improve their essay. ARMS is a great acronym when it comes to revising.
Add more details or text evidenceRemove repetitive wording or irrelevant detailsMove words around for claritySubstitute boring words (get those thesauruses out!)
Students fill out a “Peer Editing” page with a partner to assess each others’ essays. Students focus on checking for content, rather than grammar errors. The teacher edits them for spelling and grammar errors, as well as content.
Students fix their errors as they write or type their final drafts. When their final drafts are finished, they can design a cover page.
THE WRITING PROCESS
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Name: ________
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Closing sentence: _____________________________________________________
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Detail: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Topic Sentence:_____________
Detail: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Detail: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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paragraph outline
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Name:
My ParagraphWriting Prompt d
Points Received
Points Possible
Topic Sentence (Does your topic sentence sum up what the whole paragraph is about?)
2
Supporting Details (Do you have at least three supporting details?)
3
The main idea is focused, clearly stated, and strongly maintained. (Do all of your details support your topic sentence?)
1
Transitions (Did you use at least two different transitional words and/or phrases?)
2
Closing Sentence ( Does your closing sentence repeat your topic sentence but in a different way?)
2
Total Points 10
HAMBURGERName: _______________
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Comments:
PARAGRAPH RUBRIC
Hook and Thesis:
Topic #1
Topic #2
Topic #3
Informative Writing Graphic OrganizerDetail #1
Detail #1
Detail #1
Detail #2
Detail #2
Detail #2
Detail #3
Detail #3
Detail #3
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Hook and Thesis:
Topic #1
Topic #2
Topic #3
Informative writing Graphic Organizer
Hook (Write something to grab the
reader’s attention): ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Thesis(A sentence or two that describes what your whole
essay will be about):________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Detail #1
Detail #1
Detail #1
Detail #2
Detail #2
Detail #2
Detail #3
Detail #3
Detail #3
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Informative Writing Graphic Organizer
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Name: _________
Hook:
Thesis Statement:
Detail #1
Restate thesis statement:
Closing hook:
Introduction
Conclusion
Detail #1 Detail #1
Topic #1 Topic #2 Topic #3
Detail #2 Detail #2 Detail #2
Detail #3 Detail #3 Detail #3
5-Paragraph Essay Graphic Organizer
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Name: _________
Hook:
Thesis Statement:
Topic sentence:
Detail #1
Detail #2
Detail #3
Restate thesis:
Closing hook:
Introduction
Conclusion
Topic sentence:
Detail #1
Detail #2
Detail #3
Topic sentence:
Detail #1
Detail #2
Detail #3
Body paragraph #1 Body paragraph #2 Body paragraph #2
Points Received
Points Possible
Introduction(hook, clearly stated thesis, 3 topics)
5
Body Paragraphs (each middle paragraph has a topic sentence, at least 3 supporting details, and a concluding sentence.)
15
Concluding Paragraph (restates thesis and three topics in a different way than intro)
5
Main idea (thesis statement) is maintained throughout the essay. (Each topic and detail relate to the thesis statement.)
10
Grammar and spelling are correct 10Text evidence (Information from passages are smoothly added to your essay. Do you have at least one direct quote?)
10
Elaboration (Did you thoroughly explain your supporting details instead of just listing them in a row? Did you add at least one of
the vocabulary words and define it?)
10
Transitions (Did you use a variety of transitional words and phrases?)
5
Diction/Choice of words. (Do the words you used make sense? Are they concise instead of rambling? Did you use synonyms instead of dull, repetitive words?)
5
Total Points 75
INFORMATIVE or explanatory Rubric
Name: _________________
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Peer’s notes
Introduction
They have a hook and it is on topic Yes or No Write the last word of their hook:
They have a clear thesis statement that
correctly responds to the prompt
Yes or No Write their thesis statement:
The three topics in their thesis statement
support the main idea
Yes or No Write their three topics:
Bodyparagraphs
Look at their 3 middle paragraphs and check to
see if each paragraph has a topic sentence and
a concluding sentence
Circle what
they DO have.
1st middle paragraph:
TOPIC and CONCLUDING2nd middle paragraph:
TOPIC and CONCLUDING3rd middle paragraph:
TOPIC and CONCLUDING
Text Evidence Do they have information from Passage 1? Yes or No Write one thing they said from that passage:
Do they have information from Passage 2? Yes or No Write one thing they said from that passage:
Did they include one direct quote? Yes or No Write the first 5 words of their direct quote:
Transitions Do they have a variety of linking words and
phrases to connect ideas within categories?
(examples: “also,” “another,” “one other”)
Yes or No List two different linking words and/or phrases
they used below:1.2.
Elaboration Did they include one of the glossary words and
write what it means?
Yes or No They wrote the definition of the following
word:
Conclusion Conclusion repeats thesis statement, but lists
the topics in a different way.
Yes or No
The Main Idea is
maintained
Do they have any irrelevant details? (Details that
don’t support their thesis statement.)
Yes or No Write any irrelevant details below (if they don’t
have any irrelevant details, draw a happy face):
Informative
Peer Editing Sheet
Something I loved about your essay:
Something I wish about your essay:
My name : ____________________
Peer’s name : __________________
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(If they are missing something,
write NA in this column)(with 2 passages) D
D
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1.
3.
Details:
Details:
Details:
Hook:________________________________________________________________________________________
2.
Thesis statement: ________________________________________________________________________________
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Direct QuotesIn [author]’s book titled, [book title], it says, “___________.”
In [author]’s book, [book title], he/she explains, “__________.”
According to [author]’s book, [book title], “___________.”
According to an article on [website], “__________.”
According to “[article title],” an article that can be found on [website], “_____________.”
ParaphrasingIn [author]’s book, [book title], it says that [insert information but in your own words].
In [author]’s book, [book title], he/she explains that [insert information but in your own words].
According to an article on [website], [insert information but in your own words].
[Website] has an article called, “[Article Title].” It says that [insert information but in your own words].
When you use information from a source you have already cited, you don’t have to list the title again. Instead, just put the author’s name. If you want, you can put the author’s name and page # at the end. Do it like this: “Doctors help people get better” (Noah Lott, 4).
research CHECKLISTWhile you are writing, refer to your graphic organizer and this checklist to see if you’ve included everything you need to.
q Introductionq Hook (a sentence or two to grab the reader’s attention.)q Thesis statement (a sentence that clearly states what your whole
essay will be about. It should include the career.)q 3 topics (These should be in the same sentence as the thesis
statement or right after.)
q Organization of 3 body paragraphs (each middle paragraph should have a topic sentence, three supporting details, and a concluding sentence.)
q Text evidenceq Did you use information from two different sources?q Did you cite your sources by telling where you got your information? q Did you cite your sources smoothly?q Did you include at least two direct quotes?
q Elaboration q Did you use facts and examples to support your details instead of just
listing them in a row?
q Is the main idea (your thesis statement) maintained throughout the entire essay? In other words, check to make sure that everything you wrote about supports your thesis statement. No irrelevant details!
q Transitions (Did you use a variety of transitions? Examples: “another,” “one more reason,” “one more example,” “something else,” “also,” “in conclusion,” “this is an example of _________, because…” etc.)
q Choice of wordsq Did you read through your essay to make sure it makes sense?q Did you avoid rambling? Be precise/clear-cut. q Did you use interesting synonyms instead of boring words?
q Spelling/Grammar (Did you try your best with spelling and grammar? If you have any questions, you can use a neighbor or dictionary to help you. If this is your rough draft, don’t worry too much about this one.)
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Rough Draft Paper
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Add more details
Remove unneeded words
Move words around
Substitute boring words
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Add more details
Remove unneeded words
Move words around
Substitute boring words
The following students are struggling with CITING SOURCESStudent Notes
The following students are struggling with THESIS STATEMENTSStudent Notes
groupsWRITING conference
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The following students are struggling with TOPIC SENTENCESStudent Notes
The following students are struggling with ELABORATIONStudent Notes
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The following students are struggling with TRANSITIONSStudent Notes
The following students are struggling with CONCLUSIONSStudent Notes
The following students are struggling with _______________Student Notes
