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5-Paragraph Essay Rubric--Personal Experience Essay
5-Paragraph Essay Rubric--Personal Experience Essay
Students will demonstrate their knowledge of paragraph organization by writing a 5-paragraph essay utilizing the writing process of planning, organizing, writing, evaluating and revising. Specifically, students will write about important people who have had a profound effect upon their lives.
Rubric Code:
L4C53W
By
mhartsough
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
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LS 2C - 5 Paragraph Essay
Effective
5 pts
Adequate
4 pts
Marginal
3 pts
Below Marginal
2 pts
Inadequate
0 pts
Response to Prompt
Effective
Presents a clearly focused main idea that addresses prompt--writing about a person who is important to the writer's life.
Adequate
Uses the writing prompt to establish a main idea.
Marginal
Addresses the prompt, though the focus may shift.
Below Marginal
Attempts to address prompt but with little or no success in
establishing a focus.
Inadequate
Does not attempt to address prompt
Organization
Effective
Establishes a clear and logical organization.
Adequate
Uses an identifiable
organizational plan.
Marginal
Shows some evidence of an organizational plan.
Below Marginal
Fails to organize ideas.
Inadequate
Contains no organization or ideas.
Development & Details
Effective
Achieves coherent
development with specific and relevant details and examples. Effective transitions are present to bridge between paragraphs.
Adequate
Has focused but occasionally uneven development; incorporates some specific detail. Transitions are used to bridge paragraphs.
Marginal
Has some development but lacks specific details; may be limited to a listing, repetitions,
or generalizations. Some transitions are used to bridge paragraphs.
Below Marginal
Demonstrates little development; usually lacks details or examples or presents irrelevant information. A very limited use of transitions are used between paragraphs.
Inadequate
Demonstrates no development; usually lacks details or examples or presents irrelevant information
Word Choice
Effective
Exhibits varied and precise word choice.
Adequate
Exhibits appropriate word choice.
Marginal
Exhibits a narrow range of word choice, often including
inappropriate selections.
Below Marginal
Exhibits little variety of word usage, words are redundant.
Inadequate
Exhibits weak and/or
inappropriate words.
Spelling and Punctuation
Effective
No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. Typing correctly follows the prescribed format.
Adequate
One to two grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. Typing follows format.
Marginal
Three to four grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors. Typing is basically acceptable.
Below Marginal
Four to six grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. Typing strays from format.
Inadequate
More than six grammatical, spelling, or punctuational errors. Typing is not acceptable by format.
Keywords:
writing, 5-paragraph, essay
Subjects:
English
Types:
Writing
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