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CATEGORY

3 - Meets Standards

2 - Approaching Standards

1 - Below Standards

Score

Introduction

Author introduces topic by using one of the different introductory strategies learned and clearly states the type of pollution they researched.

Author introduces topic by clearly stating what type of pollution they researched but does not use one of the introductory strategies learned.

Author does not clearly state what type of pollution was researched and does not use of the introductory strategies learned.

 

Body Paragraphs

Has 3 or more body paragraphs that describe the type of pollution researched and the dangers that the pollution causes.

Has 2 body paragraphs that describe the type of pollution researched and the dangers that the pollution causes.

Has 0-1 body paragraphs that describe the type of pollution researched and the dangers that the pollution causes.

 

Conclusion

Concluding paragraph clearly restates the type of pollution researched and uses one of the concluding strategies learned in class to leave the reader thinking.

Concluding paragraph clearly restates the type of pollution researched, but does not use one of the concluding strategies learned in class to leave the reader thinking.

Concluding paragraph does not clearly restate the type of pollution researched and does not use one of the concluding strategies learned in class to leave the reader thinking.

 

Capitalization & Punctuation

Author makes 0-1 errors in capitalization or punctuation, but the essay is still easy to read.

Author makes 2-4 errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the reader's attention and interrupt the flow.

Author makes more than 4 errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the reader's attention and interrupt the flow.

 

Grammar & Spelling

Author makes 0-1 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

Author makes 2-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

Author makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.