iRubric: 3-Paragraph Essay Rubric

edit print share Copy to my rubrics Bookmark test run assess... delete Do more...
3-Paragraph Essay Rubric 3-Paragraph Essay Rubric Students will demonstrate their knowledge of paragraph organization by writing a 3-paragraph essay utilizing the writing process of planning, organizing, writing, evaluating and presenting the essay in relation to their reaction on the piece. Rubric Code: JAW22W By fastguy101 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

3-Paragraph Essay
	Effective Reader understands and easily follows the writer’s expression of ideas. (N/A)	Adequate Reader understands<BR> writer’s ideas. (N/A)	Marginal Reader occasionally has<BR> difficulty understanding<BR> or following the writer’s ideas. (N/A)	Below Marginal Reader has difficulty identifying or following the writer’s ideas. (N/A)	Inadequate (N/A)
Response to Prompt	Effective Presents a clearly focused main idea. Includes a hook sentence.	Adequate Uses the assigned topic to establish a main idea. Includes a hook sentence.	Marginal Addresses the assigned topic, though the focus may shift.	Below Marginal Attempts to address assigned topic but with little or no focus.	Inadequate Does not attempt to address assigned topic.
Organization	Effective Establishes a clear and logical organization.	Adequate Uses an identifiable<BR> organizational plan.	Marginal Shows some evidence of an organizational plan.	Below Marginal Fails to organize ideas.	Inadequate Contains no organization or ideas.
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.	Below Marginal Four to six grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.	Inadequate More than six grammatical, spelling, or punctuational erros
Style	Effective Essay has an interesting introductory statement that clearly states the focus, and an interesting conclusion that restates the main ideas.	Adequate Essay has an introductory statement that states the focus, and a conclusion that restates the main ideas.	Marginal Introductory statement is unclear or does not state the main ideas. Conclusion does not restate the main ideas.	Below Marginal Essay lacks either an introductory statement OR a conclusion.	Inadequate Essay lacks both an introductory statement and a conclusion.