iRubric: Basic Paragraph Rubric

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Basic Paragraph Rubric Mrs. Ferlisi's Basic Paragraph Rubric Rubric Code: D8726X By kmgifford Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8

Criteria for Paragraph
	Poor Did you really try? 1 pts	Fair You can do better than this! 2 pts	Good Way to go! 3 pts	Excellent You are awesome! 4 pts
Topic Sentence	Poor The topic sentence does not introduce the topic.	Fair Topic sentence introduces the topic, but does not give accurate and complete information.	Good Topic sentence creates interest and is fairly well developed.	Excellent Very well developed topic sentence. It engages the reader and creates interest.
Details/Examples	Poor Details/examples are either wrong or missing.	Fair Details/examples, are very simple.	Good Details/examples are clear and specific, but there are not enough of them.	Excellent There are several details/examples in the paragraph that are clear and specific.
Organization/Structure	Poor Unorganized. Transitions are not present. Messy and rushed.	Fair Organization is clear. Some transitions are present. Simple.	Good Logical progression of details. Good use of transition words (next, then, finallly)throughout the paragraph. There is a clear beginning, middle, and end.	Excellent Logical progression of details with a clear beginnning, middle and end. The transitions are appropriate and used very effectively.
Style	Poor Writing is confusing and hard to follow. Contains fragments and/or run-on sentences. The word choice is very simple.	Fair Writing is clear, but sentences are simple.	Good Writing is clear and sentences have varied structure.	Excellent Writing is smooth, skillfull, and coherent. Sentences are strong and expressive with varied structure.
Mechanics	Poor Distracting and major errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization.	Fair A few errors in punctuation, grammar, spelling, and capitalization distract from the meaning and of the paragraph.	Good A few minor errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, or capitalization, but they do not destract from the overall meaning of the paragraph.	Excellent No errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, or capitalization.
Final Score & Comments