iRubric: 5-Paragraph Essay Rubric B

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5-Paragraph Essay Rubric B 5-Paragraph Essay Rubric B Rubric Code: JB722C By ccassid8 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Essay Writing
	Exceeding 4 pts	Appropriate 3 pts	Approaching 2 pts	Below 1 pts
Response to Prompt 4 pts	Exceeding Presents a clearly focused main idea that addresses prompt and offers additional insight.	Appropriate Presents a clearly focused main idea that addresses prompt.	Approaching Addresses the prompt, though the focus may shift.	Below Attempts to address prompt but with little or no success in establishing a focus.
Organization 4 pts	Exceeding Establishes a clear and logical organization with proper use of transitions between paragraphs.	Appropriate Establishes a clear and logical organization with limited use of transitions between paragraphs.	Approaching Attempts to organize information with limited use of transitions between paragraphs.	Below Does not organize information and does not use transitions between paragraphs.
Format 4 pts	Exceeding Essay follows form guidelines well. All of the writer's main points are clearly expressed and includes several specific details and/or examples.	Appropriate Essay follows form guidelines fairly well. Some of the writer's main points are clearly expressed and include a few specific details and/or examples.	Approaching Essay somewhat follows form guidelines. The writer's main points are not clearly expressed. An attempt is made to include a few specific details and/or examples.	Below Essay does not follow form guidelines. The writer's main points are not clearly expressed or supported by specific details and/or examples.
Conventions and Style
Capitalization and Punctuation 4 pts capital letters, commas and periods are used according to grammar rules.	Exceeding 0-3 errors in capitalization and punctuation.	Appropriate 4-6 errors in capitalization and punctuation.	Approaching 6-9 errors in capitalization and punctuation.	Below 10 or more errors in capitalization and punctuation.
Spelling 4 pts Words are to be spelled correctly	Exceeding 0-2 errors.	Appropriate 3-5 errors.	Approaching 6-8 errors.	Below More than 8 errors.
Grammar 4 pts Correct grammar is used.	Exceeding 0-2 grammar errors.	Appropriate The writing has 3-5 errors in grammar.	Approaching There are 6-8 errors in grammar.	Below Over 8 errors in grammar were present.