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Technical Description Rubric
Technical Description Rubric
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Your technical description has a title that indicates the nature and scope of the description clearly.
More details on p. 563 of Markel & Selber.
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Your technical description introduces the description by answering key questions.
For an Object, answer the questions: What is the object? What is the function of the object? What does the object look like? How does the object work? What are the principal parts of the object?

For a Process, answer the questions: What is the process? What is the function of the process? Where and when does the process take place? Who or what performs the process?How does the process work? What are the principal steps in the process? See p. 564 of Markel & Selber.
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Your technical description provides detailed information in part-by-part (for objects) or step-by-step (for processes) order
More details on pp. 563–566 of Markel & Selber.
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Your technical description includes photos or images to illustrate the various parts of the object or steps of the process.
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Your technical description concludes by summarizing the major points of the object or process.
See details on p. 566 of Markel & Selber.
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