Name___________________________ Date_____________________

Rubric for "When You Are 82" Paragraphs

Total: 15 points
Points needed to pass: 10
Earned:_________

1. Ideas: Paragraph includes creative ideas of what your life will be like in the future. Shows the wisdom and thoughtfulness of a senior citizen. In other words, you are writing as if you are 82.

_______ out of 5 points

2. Complete Sentences: Sentences are complete and are punctuated correctly with correct capitalization.
____________ out of 3 points

3. Paragraph includes one complex or compound sentence, punctuated correctly.
__________ out of 2 points

4. Correct spelling: All words are spelled correctly. Use a dictionary to check spellings you are unsure of.

__________ out of 2 points

5. Correct Formatting:

Correct Heading _______ out of 1
Margins _______ out of 1
Skips lines _______ out of 1
Topic Sentence _______ out of 1
Closing Sentence _______ out of 1