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5-Paragraph Essay Rubric 
5-Paragraph Essay Rubric
Students will demonstrate their knowledge of paragraph organization by writing a 5-paragraph essay utilizing the writing process of planning, organizing, writing, evaluating and revising.
Rubric Code: D79WC4
By TRech74
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: K-5

Powered by iRubric 5-Paragraph Essay
  Effective

Reader understands and easily follows the writer’s expression of ideas.

4 pts

Adequate

Reader understands
writer’s ideas.

3 pts

Fair

Reader occasionally has
difficulty understanding
or following the writer’s ideas.

2 pts

Needs Improvement

Reader has difficulty identifying or following the writer’s ideas.

1 pts

Response to Prompt

Effective

Presents a clearly focused main idea that addresses the assigned topic.
Adequate

Uses the assigned topic to establish a main idea. Thesis statement may be weak.
Fair

Addresses the assigned topic, though the focus may shift.
Needs Improvement

Attempts to address assigned topic but with little or no success in
establishing a focus.
Development & Details

Effective

Achieves a clear thesis with three specific and relevant details and reasons.
Adequate

Achieves a clear thesis but is missing one or more specific details and reasons.
Fair

Thesis is unclear and is missing two or more specific details and reasons.
Needs Improvement

Thesis is unclear and none of the details or reasons are related to the main idea.
Conventions

Effective

Essay shows consistent use of appropriate sentence
structure and hardly any grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
Adequate

Essay shows appropriate use of sentence structure and grammar, spelling, and punctuation are correct most of the time.
Fair

Essay shows inconsistent use of appropriate sentence structure
and there are quite a few grammar, spelling, and punctuation mistakes.
Needs Improvement

Essay shows no control of sentence structure and there are many grammatical, spelling, and punctuation mistakes.
Format

Effective

Essay follows all format quidelines. Essay is in paragraph form. All 5 paragraphs are indented correctly.
Adequate

Essay follows most of the format guidelines. At least 4 of the 5 paragraphs are indented correctly.
Fair

Essay follows some of the format guidelines. At least 3 of the 5 paragraphs are indented correctly.
Needs Improvement

Essay does not follow most of the format guidelines. Paragraphs are not indented correctly.
Oral Reading

Effective

Great

Fluently reads selection with 1-3 mistakes. Reads periods, exclamation marks, commas, etc. appropriately in the reading.
Adequate

Good

Reads selection fluently with 4-6 mistakes.Reads periods, exclamation marks, commas, etc. appropriately in the reading.
Fair

Fair

Rarely reads selection fluently. May stop at punctuation marks.
Needs Improvement

Developing

Reads selection at one pace. Struggles with word pronunciation and pace of the reading.



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