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Paragraph Structure Assessment Paragraph Structure Assessment The students write one paragraph about something they did this weekend. The paragraph must contain a topic sentence, a body and a summary. Proper punctuation and capitalization is required. Rubric Code: C5B454 By pertierra1 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8, 9-12, Undergraduate

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	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Very Good 4 pts
Topic Sentence The paragraph must begin with a topic sentence that presents a single idea in a concise and clear eay.	Poor The paragraph does contain a topic sentence.	Fair Topic sentence contains more than one idea and/or the main idea is not easy to understand. Or the topic sentence is some place other than the beginning of the paragraph.	Good Topic sentence contains only one idea but the main idea is not easy to understand.	Very Good Topic sentence has one idea and the main idea is easy to understand.
Paragraph Body The body of the paragraph supports the topic sentence with meaninful details.	Poor The paragraph does not contain a body.	Fair The body of the paragraph does not support the topic.	Good The body of the paragraph supports the topic sentence but also introduces a new idea that is unrelated.	Very Good The body of the paragraph supports the topic sentence with meaningful details.
Summary Sentence The paragraph ends with a summarize sentence that summarizes the topic sentence and the body.	Poor The paragraph does not contain a summary sentence.	Fair The summary sentence does not recap the topic sentence at all.	Good The summary sentence recaps the topic sentence, but not the body of the paragraph.	Very Good The summary sentence recaps the topic sentence and the details in the paragraph body.
Punctuation and capitalization Capital letters, commas and periods are used according to grammar rules.	Poor Capital letters, commas and periods are used correctly 49% or less of the time.	Fair Capital letters, commas and periods and used correctly 50-69% of the time.	Good Capital letters, commas and periods and used correctly 70-84% of the time.	Very Good Capital letters, commas and periods and used correctly 85-100% of the time.