Paragraph Grading Rubric

We'll practice paragraph writing for one last time tomorrow.  Below is the rubric that I'll use to grade you on Thursday based on your paragraph writing.  Look at it, use it, study it!  This will help you to get an A+.  By the way, you'll be able to look at this rubric when you take the test to help guide you.

Name: ___________________________________

English 6-

Mr. Del Ferraro/Mrs. Parker

Paragraph Writing Rubric

	Mastered	Almost learned	Struggling	Needs serious improvement
Topic Sentence	Summarizes paragraph and introduces topic in a general way	Doesn’t summarize or doesn’t introduce in a general way	Doesn’t summarize and doesn’t introduce in a general way	Missing topic sentence
Detail 1	One sentence is used to state your detail and another sentence or more is used to explain your detail.	You state your detail and explain it in the same sentence or your detail does not prove your point	You state your detail and explain it in the same sentence and your detail does not prove point	Missing detail 1
Detail 2	One sentence is used to state your detail and another sentence or more is used to explain your detail.	You state your detail and explain it in the same sentence or your detail does not prove your point	You state your detail and explain it in the same sentence; your detail does not prove point	Missing detail 2
Conclusion	You either rephrase, ask a question, or give an interesting fact	You basically copy the topic sentence; you use phrases such as, “In conclusion”	You add unrelated information into your conclusion	Missing conclusion
Transitions	Includes two or more properly used transitions	Includes two or more transitions, though one is misused	Uses only one transition; both transitions are misused	Missing transitions

Grade: ________________

What you did well:

What you need to improve upon:

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