5th grade biography writing rubric

          A quick and easy way to have your students practice reading a biography of a famous person, then write about their accomplishments and type of character.

        1. You will write a five paragraph essay that clearly discusses an important inventor.
        2. Biography writing rubric I have used with my class!
        3. It is clear to my readers that I am an expert on the subject of my biography because I included relevant research from various primary and secondary sources.
        4. Complete descriptive paragraph with interesting facts: includes additional information and facts.

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          5th Grade Writing Rubric

          Free Downloadable Writing Rubric for Fifth Grade


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          Note: The fifth grade rubric is similar to the fourth grade writing rubric but adds evidence and source as writing criteria.

          The Writing Criteria on the Fifth Grade Rubric

          Paragraphs
          Above Expectation: Writes cohesive paragraphs with topic sentences and introduction and conclusion
          Meets Expectation: Writes paragraphs with some cohesion
          Below Expectation: No topic discerned in each paragraph.


          Fails Criteria: No central idea or theme

          Organization
          Above Expectation: Paragraphs have logical order and progress from one point to the next.
          Meets Expectation: A single theme is present in each paragraph.


          Ideas are on the same subject but disorganized.
          Below Expectation: No organization of ideas


          Punctuation
          Above Expectation: Uses be