Engage the Reader

___ No introduction

___ Has an introduction but  does not use an interesting beginning

___ Introduction that  includes one type of interesting beginning

___ Introduction tells the reader  most of what they will learn in the report.

___ Introduction has more  than one interesting beginning strategy.

___ Introduction tells the  reader everything they will learn in the report.

Create an organizing  structure/ provide closure

___ No headings.

___ No conclusion.

___ Has 3 or fewer  headings.

___ Has a conclusion.

___ Has 4- 5 headings.

___ Has a conclusion that  tells the reader what they learned.

___ Has 6 or more headings.

___ Has a conclusion that  tells the reader what they learned.

Appropriate facts and  details/ exclude inappropriate information

___ 10 or fewer facts.

___ 20 or fewer facts.

___ 30 facts.

___ Facts are mostly  written in your own words.

___ All facts are correct.

___ More than 30 facts.

___ Facts are all written  in your won words.

___ All facts are correct.

___ Used some special  vocabulary words.

Strategies: maps,  charts, table of contents, glossary, pictures, diagrams, captions, index,  references

___ Includes only 1 or 2 of  the strategies listed

___ Includes only 3 or 4 of  the strategies listed

___ Includes only 5 of the  strategies listed including references.

___ Includes only 6 or more  of the strategies listed including references.

Neatness and editing

___ Very messing writing.

___ Lots of eraser marks.

___ Editing checklist not  completed.

___ 4 or more spelling  mistakes.

___ Some messing writing.

___ A few eraser marks.

___ Editing checklist  completed.

___ 2- 3 spelling mistakes.

___ All writing is neat.

___ No eraser marks.

___ Editing checklist  completed.

___ 0- 1 spelling mistakes.

___ Pictures/ maps etc.  look neat and are colored.

___ Looks almost like it  was done on a computer

___ Has no spelling  mistakes.

___ Makes complete sense to  any reader.