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Paragraph Rubric Rubric Code: H2CA62 By taydyl77 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Paragraph Rubric _______/30 total pts.
	Poor 1 pts	Partially Proficient 2 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Advanced 4 pts
Organization _______/10	Poor The writing: -begins or ends abruptly with no introduction or conclusion -little or no attempt to establish order -no apparent attempt at a topic sentence -does not connect ideas	Partially Proficient The writing: -begins or ends abruptly -unclear topic sentence -arrangement of ideas may not be logically connected to each other or topic -rarely uses transitions	Proficient The writing: -includes topic sentence, clear arrangement of ideas, and concluding sentence -ideas may wander -provides some connections between ideas with few transitions	Advanced The writing: -includes an inviting topic sentence, logical arrangement of ideas, and a satisfying conclusion -a clear topic sentence -maintains a clear order between ideas
Ideas/Content ________/10	Poor The writing: -meets few of the prompt’s requirements -severely digresses from the topic -there is not a clear topic sentence -includes to much irrelevant information -does not provide main ideas or does not support them , and the details are repetitious	Partially Proficient The writing: -meets some of the prompt’s requirements -is to broad or to trivial in focus -lacks a clear topic sentence -provides sketchy information that may be list like with little detail or explanation	Proficient The writing: -meets most of the prompt’s requirements -stays mostly focused on topic -includes mostly relevant information -has a clear topic sentence -provides main ideas but details are general, brief, or obvious	Advanced The writing: -meets all of the requirements of the prompt -stays fully focused on the topic -includes relevant information -has a clear topic sentence -provides main ideas and specific elaborated details and explanation that move beyond the obvious
Conventions _______/10	Poor Error-ridden text in the following areas frequently interferes with meaning: -punctuation -spelling -paragraphing -capitals	Partially Proficient Repetitive errors in the following sometimes interfere with meaning: -punctuation -spelling -paragraphing -capitals	Proficient Language skills successfully support meaning. Few if any errors in: -punctuation -spelling -paragraphing -mechanics -capitals	Advanced Language skills successfully support meaning. Few if any errors in: -punctuation -spelling -paragraphing -mechanics -capitals