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TASK: Descriptive Paragraph

DEFINED TASK: Students will use their relief map to write a paragraph describing how land forms and bodies of water made a difference in the types/locations of communities that developed in Illinois.


Descriptive Paragraph Rubric

Criteria

Excellent (3)

Satisfactory (2)

Needs Improv. (1)

Weighting

Contents

        
Describes the effects of at least one land form and one body of water on community development (types/locations in Illinois)      

x12

Form

        
Has a topic sentence      

x2
Uses at least three supporting details      

x3
Conclusion      

x2

Mechanics

Almost Always (3)

Sometmes (2)

Rarely (1)

  
Uses correct spelling        
Handwriting is easy to read        
Uses correct  punctuation & capitalization        


**Note: You can receive a maximum of 62 points on this assignment. It will be translated into the following scale:

                            TOTAL: 4.....18-20 Excellent
                                          3.....16-17 Good
                                          2.....14-15 Satisfactory
                                          1......13 and below Needs Improvement

 
 
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