third grade writing rubrics 2011-09-13

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Strategies for Writing a Descriptive Paragraph

Uses words that help readers see, hear, feel, smell

and sometimes taste what is happening.

Includes plenty of details.

Expresses how the writer feels.

Grade 3, Lesson 1


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Strategies for Writing Interviews

Use questions to gather information.

Includes questions about what the person is like,

what the person does, and what the person thinks.

Includes questions about important details

Make careful notes of the answers.

Include the names of the interviewer and the person

being interviewed.

Grade 3, Lesson 2


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Strategies for Writing a

Paragraph of Information

Gives facts about real things.

Has a topic sentence.

Discusses a topic that can be covered in one paragraph.

Includes details.

Uses words called transitions to connect ideas.

Grade 3, Lesson 3


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Strategies for Writing a Biography

Is the story of a real persons life as told by another person.

Begins when the person is born or is very young.

Is usually told in time order.

Gives dates and place names.

Includes facts about what the person has done.

Uses he or she, his or her.

Grade 3, Lesson 4


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Grade 3, Lesson 5

Performance ChecklistYes No

I read at a good rate

I read accurately

I listened quietly and politely as others read.


I read at a good rate

I read accuratelyI listened quietly and politely as others read.


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Strategies of Good Speakers Adjust voice based on punctuation.

Practice reading difficult words ahead of time.

Grade 3, Lesson 5


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Strategies of Good Listeners

I pay attention to what is being read.

I save questions until after the reading.

Grade 3, Lesson 5


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Strategies for Writing a Character Sketch

Describes how a person looks, sounds, or acts.

Tells what a person is like.

Included a topic sentence

Includes detail sentences.

Grade 3, Lesson 6


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Strategies for Writing a How-To Paragraph

Includes materials needed.

Include a topic sentence.

Include details that explain, in order, how to do a specific

activity.

Use words that show sequence, such as first, next and then.

May include measurements or dimensions as details.

Can be followed by more than one person with the sameresults.

Grade 3, Lesson 7


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Strategies for Writing a Description

Uses vivid words that appeal to the senses.

Uses precise words that give specific information

about the topic.

Uses different types of language.

Includes a main idea for each paragraph

Includes detail sentences that tell about the main

idea of each paragraph.

Grade 3, Lesson 8


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Strategies for Writing a Summary

Includes the main idea and key details of a passage.

Uses words that help readers understand the exact

meaning of a passage.

Uses strong, exact language.

Grade 3, Lesson 9


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Performance Checklist

Yes NoI paused at commas and periods.

I used expression.



I paused at commas and periods.

I used expression.


Grade 3, Lesson 10


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Strategies of Good Speakers/Readers

Read and speak loudly and clearly.

Change their voices for different kinds ofpunctuation.

Grade 3, Lesson 10


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Make Eye Contact with the speaker.

Give positive feedback.

Grade 3, Lesson 10


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Strategies for Writing a Paragraph That Compares

Has a topic sentence that tells what is being compared.

Tells how two or more things are alike.

Uses signal words such as both, alike, and same.

Gives details of the things being compared.

Sums up the main idea at the end.

Grade 3, Lesson 11


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Strategies for writing a Realistic Story

Includes characters and settings that could be real.

Includes events that could happen.

Tells about a problem and how it is solved.

Includes a plot with a beginning, a middle and an ending.

May include dialogue.

Grade 3, Lesson 12


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Strategies for Writing an Explanation

Gives facts and details about a topic.

Starts with a topic sentence.

Answers What? How? and Why?

Follows a logical sequence.

Grade 3, Lesson 13


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Strategies for Writing a Cause-and-Effect Paragraph

Include the cause or the effect in the first sentence.

Use key words to explain the relationship between the cause and the

effect.

May include several effects or several causes.

Grade 3, Lesson 14


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Yes No

I read clearly and loudly.

I read at a good rate and speed.

I used expression and intonation.

I listen quietly and politely as others read.



I read at a good rate and speed.

I used expression and intonation.

I listen quietly and politely as others read.

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I listen attentively by facing the speaker and

making eye contact.

Give positive feedback.

Grade 3, Lesson 15


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Strategies of Good Speakers

Read and speak clearly, and use

intonation and expression.

Make eye contact with the audience.

Grade 3, Lesson 15


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Strategies for Writing a Character Sketch

Uses adjectives to tell how a character looks,

sounds, and acts.

Each paragraph has a topic sentence.

Tells what a character is like.

Grade 3, Lesson 16


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Strategies for Writing a Play Scene

Is a story that can be performed for an audience.

Includes a cast of characters.

Describes the setting at the beginning. Gives plot events.

Includes dialogue.

Provides stage directions.

Grade 3, Lesson 17


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Strategies for Writing a Folktale

Has repeated events.

Teaches a lesson.

Includes human or animal characters.

Is told by a narrator.

Has a long-ago setting.

Has subjects and verbs that agree.

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I read clearly with few mistakes.

I grouped words into phrases.

I read smoothly.



I read clearly with few mistakes.

I grouped words into phrases.

I read smoothly.


Grade 3, Lesson 20


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Strategies of Good Readers

Speak loudly and clearly.

Chunk words that fit together.

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Listen quietly.

Pay attention.

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Tells information about a topic.

Includes a main idea sentence, facts, and details.

Tells the details in order.

Often uses time-order words such as first, next,

then, or last.

Grade 3, Lesson 21


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Strategies for Writing a Summary

Include the most important ideas.

Use connectives, including time-order words.

Include details that support the important ideas.

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Strategies for Organizing Content

Remember to read your first sentence clearly so that your

audience knows what the summary is about.

Underline the connective words and phrases so that youremember to emphasize them when you speak. Emphasizing

connective words will help your audience understand how

ideas connect to one another.

Write on index cards notes explaining details so that you canrefer to them while you are speaking.

Grade 3, Lesson 22


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Use your voice to emphasize the

main ideas and important details.

Speak slowly when reading information.

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Concentrate on the speaker by looking at him or her.

Take notes on topic.

Save comments until the reading is over.

Grade 3, Lesson 22


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Strategies for Writing Fantasy

Could not happen in real life.

Often has animal characters that behave like people.

Contains characters who may or may not be realistic.

Has events that cause other events to take place.

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Strategies for Writing a Persuasive Paragraph

Includes a topic sentence that states the writers opinion.

Provides reasons to support the writers opinion.

Often uses facts to convince readers.

Organizes reasons and details into an order that makes sense.

Concludes by restating the opinion.

Grade 3, Lesson 24


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I read at an appropriate rate.

I used expression to show the characters feelings.



I read at an appropriate rate.

I used expression to show the characters feelings.


Grade 3, Lesson 25


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Strategies for Writing Directions Explain how to do something.

Explain steps one-by-one and in time order.

Use accurate words and phrases.

Use numbers or time-order words.

Follow a logical order.

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Tells how something is done or how and why it happens.

Includes a main idea sentence.

Gives information and details about the topic.

Organizes information, usually in sequence order.

Answers questions abut who, what, how, and why.

Uses everyday words that readers understand.

Grade 3, Lesson 27


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Strategies for Writing a Description

Includes a topic sentence.

Tells what is being described.

Uses details to show what made the event exciting and

memorable.

Shows excitement about the event.

Uses strong, specific language that appeals to the senses.

Includes a closing paragraph that tells what the event meansto the writer.

Grade 3, Lesson 28


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Write notes on the order of events in your story.

Think about any questions your readers might have

and include the answers to these questions in yourpresentation.

Underline similes, metaphors, alliteration, and

onomatopoeia to emphasize those parts in the

presentation.

Grade 3, Lesson 28


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Use intonation and volume to create a mood of excitement.

Express your ideas with vivid words.

Grade 3, Lesson 28


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Listen Quietly and respectfully.

Listen for intonation and volume and how they set

the mood of the presentation.

Think of questions to ask after each presentation.

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Create a visual aid that shows both planets.

Be sure to make the differences between the

planets stand out for the class.

For the rest of your presentation, write each

difference between the planets on a separate

note card or slip of paper.

Grade 3, Lesson 29


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Practice sharing your presentation.

Point out the differences noted on yourgraphic aid as you describe them with words.

Use intonation that tells the audience when

you are moving from one point to the next.

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Give the speakers your full attention.

Look closely at the visual aids as the speakerspoint to the differences between the planets.

Ask questions to clear up any confusion after

each presentation.

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Use intonation to emphasize important parts of the passage.

Use eye contact and gestures to engage listeners.

Listen to and make connections with the speaker.

Listen attentively by facing the speaker and making eye contact.


Use intonation to emphasize important parts of the passage.

Use eye contact and gestures to engage listeners.

Listen to and make connections with the speaker.

Listen attentively by facing the speaker and making eye contact.

Grade 3, Lesson 30


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Yes NoI read clearly and loudly.

I used punctuation and intonation.




I used punctuation and intonation.


Grade 3, Lesson 30

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