“Rain, Rain, Go Away” by Isaac Asimov
Writing Task – Characterization
Directions: Choose a character from the story and characterize him/her using examples from the text.
Include a topic sentence/main idea, 4-5 supporting details, and conclusion. You should end with a
paragraph that is between 7-10 sentences.
You will be graded on the following writing traits:
3 – Nearly Meets
Ideas/Content
Gives generalized
examples
Organization
Lacks consistent
transitions
4 - Meets
Gives specific examples
5 - Exceeds
Details examples with 1
or 2 quotes from the text
Uses functional
transitions (First, next,
last)
Uses effective and
advanced transitions (For
example, interestingly, in
addition)
Sentence Fluency
Every sentence begins
in the same, basic way;
lack of sentence variety
Uses 1 different
sentence type
Effectively uses 2-3
different sentence types