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5-Paragraph Essay Rubric
5-Paragraph Essay Rubric
Goal: 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. *Note: The first 5 criteria of this rubric have been duplicated from the the Steck-Vaughn GED Essay.
Rubric Code:
D92A43
By
kitchensm
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
9-12
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5 Paragraph Essay
Effective
10 pts
Adequate
8 pts
Marginal
6 pts
Inadequate
4 pts
Response to Prompt
Effective
Presents a clearly focused main idea that addresses prompt.
Adequate
Uses the writing prompt to establish a main idea.
Marginal
Addresses the prompt, though the focus may shift.
Inadequate
Attempts to address prompt but with little or no success in
establishing a focus.
Organization
Effective
Establishes a clear and logical organization designed to prove thesis.
Adequate
Uses an identifiable
organizational plan that attempts to prove thesis.
Marginal
Shows some evidence of an organizational plan but vaguely supports thesis.
Inadequate
Fails to organize ideas or prove thesis.
Body Paragraphs
Effective
The paragraphs include all of the necessary points
that support the position tie the main point back to the thesis.
Adequate
The paragraphs include some
of the necessary points that support the position tie the main point back to the thesis.
Marginal
The paragraphs include few
of the necessary points that support the position tie the main point back to the thesis.
Inadequate
The paragraphs include one or none
of the necessary points that support the position tie the main point back to the thesis.
Conclusion
Effective
The conclusion is strong and leaves the reader solidly understanding the
writer's position.
The conclusion exlpains why I should care about the topic.
Adequate
The conclusion is fine and leaves the reader understanding the writer's position.
The conclusion attempts to exlpains why I should care about the topic.
Marginal
The conclusion is weak and leaves the reader vaguely understanding the writer's position.
The conclusion doesn't really exlpains why I should care about the topic.
Inadequate
The conclusion is not attempted or is very weak. It does not exlpain why I should care about the topic.
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.
Inadequate
More than four grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
Keywords:
writing, 5-paragraph, essay
Subjects:
English
Types:
Writing
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