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Renewable Energy 5 Paragraph Essay Expository 5-Paragraph science essay Rubric Code: B76BXX By AngieD Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

5 Paragraph Essay Topic: Renewable Energy
	Excellent 10 pts	Good 8 pts	Fair 6 pts	Poor 2 pts
Introductory Paragraph Does introductory paragraph clearly state topic of essay?	Excellent The Main Idea is clearly written and the introductory paragraph grabs the reader's attention.	Good Main Idea is present and clearly written.	Fair Main Idea is present but is not clearly written.	Poor Main idea is not present or is unclear.
Supporting paragraphs Does each paragraph support, or tell more about the topic?	Excellent Each paragraph supports, or tells more about the topic. Paragraphs are well developed and provide evidence of some research.	Good Each paragraph supports the main idea, but there is little evidence of extra research on the topic.	Fair Some of the paragraphs support the main idea, but there are some that do not.	Poor The paragraphs in the body of the essay do not support the main idea.
Conclusion Does the conclusion restate the topic in a new way to tie the details together?	Excellent The conclusion does an excellent job of summing up or restating the topic and pulling the details together.	Good The conclusion sums up the topic, by restating it, but it does not tie the details together.	Fair There is an attempt at a conclusion, but it doesn't restate the topic or tie the details together.	Poor There is no conclusion the essay just ends without summing up or restating the topic. It doesn't tie the the details together.
Grammar and Mechanics Does the paper indicate that the writer has control of the rules of spelling, grammar and mechanics	Excellent The essay contains no errors in usage, and mechanics.	Good The essay contains fewer than 3 errors in mechanics/grammar.	Fair The essay contains 4 to 7 errors in mechanics/grammar	Poor The essay contains more than 7 errors in mechanics/grammar.
Essay style Does the essay sound as though it was written in student's own words?	Excellent Yes, I can hear student when I read essay	Good Yes for the most part language is appropriate to a grade 9 student	Fair Language used does not sound like that of a grade 9 student	Poor Clearly essay is not written in student's own words