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Introduction and Thesis Paragraph Rubric Code: J243X93 By rmisk848 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Introduction and Thesis Paragraph
	Poor (N/A)	Fair (N/A)	Good (N/A)	Excellent (N/A)
Thesis Statement	Poor - Does not include the purpose of essay and 3 points - Lacks focus and direction as to what the main argument will be, making the main idea unclear to the reader Statement is not written as the last sentence of the paragraph	Fair - Does not include the purpose of the essay or 3 points - Somewhat focused and exemplifies little direction as to what the main argument will be, making the main idea somewhat unclear to the reader Statement is may not be written as the last sentence of the paragraph	Good - Includes the purpose of the essay an 3 points - Mostly focused and exemplifies some direction as to what the main argument will be, making the main idea generally clear to the reader Statement is written as the last sentence of the paragraph	Excellent - Includes the purpose of the essay and three distinct points - Focused and exemplifies direction as to what the main argument will be, making the main idea clear to the reader Statement is written as the last sentence of the paragraph
Lead-In for the thesis	Poor Does not state any purpose within the paragraph	Fair There is an attempt in making a purpose but is unclear to the reader, and/or does not support the thesis	Good Clear purpose stated in the paragraph which can be made clear to the reader, but may not fully support the thesis statement	Excellent Clear purpose stated in the paragraph which can be made clear to the reader, and fully supports thesis statement
Interesting Statement	Poor Does not include any supporting arguments for the thesis that will be mentioned throughout the body paragraphs of the paper	Fair Includes vague arguments for the thesis that will be mentioned throughout the body paragraphs of the paper	Good Includes arguments for the thesis that will be mentioned throughout the body paragraphs of the paper. Supporting arguments will be mostly clear to reader that will be clear to the reader making it	Excellent Includes precise and clear arguments for the thesis that will be mentioned throughout the body paragraphs of the paper. Supporting arguments are clear to reader making it debatable
Style	Poor Sentences are incomplete or are unclear to the reader	Fair Some sentences are incomplete or are unclear to the reader	Good Most of the Sentences are complete and are mostly clear to the reader	Excellent Sentences are complete or are clear to the reader