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Five Paragraph Essay Model Middle-of-the-Term Five Paragraph Essay The following guidelines are for use in evaluating a five-paragraph format essay. Rubric Code: F37848 By eecorra Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Five Paragraph Essay
	Great 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Intro. Paragraph	Great Gives clear main idea and thesis statement; is at least 5 sentences long; uses some higher level vocabulary	Fair Gives main idea or thesis statement; is at least 3 sentences long; uses some 'talking' English	Poor Does not give main idea or thesis statement; is less than 3 sentences long; uses a lot of 'talking' English or text messaging code
3 Body Paragraphs	Great Are easy to follow (ideas follow thesis); give topic sentences and strong supporting details; are at least 5 sentences long; have smooth transitions; use some higher level vocabulary	Fair Are somewhat easy to follow (ideas may be mixed up); give topic sentences and general supporting details; are at least 3 sentences long; have somewhat smooth transitions; use some 'talking' English	Poor Are not easy to follow (ideas are unorganized); do not give topic sentences and/or do not provide logical supporting details; are less than 3 sentences long; transitions are unclear; use a lot of 'talking' English or text messaging code
Conclusion Paragraph	Great Reviews the main idea and thesis statement; concludes paper clearly; is at least 5 sentences long; uses some higher level vocabulary	Fair Reviews the main idea or thesis statement; does not clearly conclude paper; is at least 3 sentences long; uses some 'talking' English	Poor Does not review the main idea or thesis statement; does not clearly conclude the paper; is less than 3 sentences long; uses a lot of 'talking' English or text messaging code
Mechanics/Usage/Grammar	Great Has very few mechanical problems in paper, no spelling errors and little or no grammar problems; is neat or typed; is on time	Fair Has some mistakes and spelling errors; is slightly messy; is not fully developed	Poor Has many mistakes; needs to be edited and revised extensively; is messy paper; is late