iRubric: 3-Paragraph Essay Rubric

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3-Paragraph Essay Rubric 3-Paragraph Essay Rubric Students will demonstrate their knowledge of paragraph organization by writing a 3-paragraph essay utilizing the writing process of planning, organizing, writing, evaluating and presenting the essay in relation to their reaction on the piece. Rubric Code: BX8XA77 By clricotta Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

3-Paragraph Essay TOPIC: FACING MY FEAR
	Effective Reader understands and easily follows the writer’s expression of ideas. 10 pts	Adequate Reader understands writer’s ideas. 8 pts	Marginal Reader occasionally has difficulty understanding or following the writer’s ideas. 6 pts	Below Marginal Reader has difficulty identifying or following the writer’s ideas. 4 pts
Response to Prompt	Effective Presents a clearly focused main idea.	Adequate Uses the assigned topic to establish a main idea.	Marginal Addresses the assigned topic, though the focus may shift.	Below Marginal Attempts to address assigned topic but with little or no focus.
Organization	Effective Establishes a clear and logical organization.	Adequate Uses an identifiable organizational plan.	Marginal Shows some evidence of an organizational plan.	Below Marginal Fails to organize ideas.
Word Choice	Effective Writer exhibits varied and precise word choice.	Adequate Writer exhibits appropriate word choice.	Marginal Writer exhibits a narrow range of word choice, often including inappropriate selections.	Below Marginal Writer exhibits little variety of word usage, words are redundant.
Spelling and Punctuation	Effective No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.	Adequate One to two grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.	Marginal Three to four grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.	Below Marginal Four to six grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
Style	Effective Essay has an interesting introductory statement that clearly states the focus, and an interesting conclusion that restates the main ideas.	Adequate Essay has an introductory statement that states the focus, and a conclusion that restates the main ideas.	Marginal Introductory statement is unclear or does not state the main ideas. Conclusion does not restate the main ideas.	Below Marginal Essay lacks either an introductory statement OR a conclusion.