Author: Julia Medina

Use at least five facts in your paragraph to ensure that you giving your audience as much detail as possible. These facts are what makes your paragraph trustworthy!

Paragraph is missing or barely started.	There are less than 2 facts or the facts may be vague or unconnected to Opal’s mother.	There are only 2-4 facts that are clear and connected to Opal’s mother.	There are 5 facts that are clear and connected to Opal’s mother.
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Paragraph is missing or barely started.	Paragraph is disorganized and does not present a good defense of your opinion.	Argument is somewhat organized presenting a partial defense of your opinion.	Argument is clearly organized and presents your opinion with logical supports while addressing possible rebuttals.
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Use your three facts from the book to show why your paragraph is accurate.

Attempt is missing or barely started.	Facts do not support your explanation of the tree.	Only one fact cited from the text supports your explanation of the tree.	Only two facts cited from the text supports your explanation of the tree.	All three facts cited from the text supports your explanation of the tree.
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Make sure your paragraph has good grammar so it will be easier for others to read your ideas!

Paragraph is missing or barely started.	The paragraph has many grammatical mistakes and/or the grammar makes it difficult to understand.	The paragraph has 2-3 grammatical mistakes and/or the grammar makes a paragraph difficult to understand.	The paragraph has 0-1 grammatical mistakes so the essay is easy to read and understand.
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This is the rubric for how well-constructed the paragraphs of your origin story are.

Attempt is missing or barely started.	Story is disorganized, lacking main idea with supporting details and/or grammar inhibits a reader from understanding.	Story is somewhat organized, but main idea and details are not closely related or well-structured.	Story is clearly organized with a main idea and strong supporting details.
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Citing the text is important for everyone to know where you got your information to base your origin story on. Sometimes when you look again at the book, you will have a new idea too. Continue reading closely!

Attempt is missing or barely started.	There are less than 2 sentences and they are vague or unconnected to Winn Dixie’s beginning.	There is only 1 citation that is clear and connected to Winn Dixie’s beginning.	There are 2 citations that are clear and connected to Winn Dixie’s beginning.
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Take the time to get the grammar correct in your Origin Story. If there are grammatical mistakes, your audience may be distracted by the mistake and miss the excellent theme and message you use to create your story!

Story is missing or barely started.	The story has many grammatical mistakes and/or the grammar makes it difficult to understand.	The story has 2-3 grammatical mistakes and/or the grammar makes a paragraph difficult to understand.	The story has 0-1 grammatical mistakes so the essay is easy to read and understand.
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This is the rubric for using a sentence from the book to explain why you chose each of the words that you write down for this project.

Quotes are missing or barely started.	Only 1-2 of the words have a book quote to go with it.	Only 3-5 of the words have a book quote to go with it.	All 6 words have book quotes to go with them.
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This is the rubric for how many facts or events are in your word web. There should be at least three in total.

Attempt is missing or barely started.	Facts/Events do not support the description of the characters.	Only one fact or event cited from the text supports the description of the characters.	Only two fact/event cited from the text supports the description of the characters.	All three pieces of evidence cited from the text supports the answer.
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This is the rubric for how fully you completed making your graphic organizer comparing Wilbur and Charlotte at the beginning, middle, and end of the book.

Graphic organizer is mostly blank.	The word web does not have information for most of the book or only for one of the two characters.	The word web describes both of the two characters but not in all three parts of the book.	The word web describes both of the two characters in the beginning, middle, and end of the book.
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