iRubric: Five Paragraph Essay Rubric Text Evidence- Modified

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Transitions are used
- Contains text evidence that begins with a sentence starter and supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Transitions are used
- Contains text evidence that begins with a sentence starter and supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences

Contains text evidence, but evidence is not strong but is lacking one of the components listed above

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Transitions are used
- Contains text evidence that begins with a sentence starter and supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences

Evidence was attempted but not fully explain or is lacking two of the components listed above.

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Transitions are used
- Contains text evidence that begins with a sentence starter and supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences

Paragraph is lacking three of the components listed above or no attempt at evidence was used.

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Transitions are used
- Contains text evidence that begins with a sentence starter and supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Transitions are used
- Contains text evidence that begins with a sentence starter and supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences

Contains text evidence, but evidence is not strong but is lacking one of the components listed above

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Transitions are used
- Contains text evidence that begins with a sentence starter and supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences

Evidence was attempted but not fully explain or is lacking two of the components listed above.

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Transitions are used
- Contains text evidence that begins with a sentence starter and supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences

Paragraph is lacking three of the components listed above or no attempt at evidence was used.

Contains 1-5 fragments or run on sentences

- 8 or fewer mistakes on the following: word usage errors, capitalization mistakes, punctuation errors

Contains 6-10 fragments or run on sentences

- 9-12 mistakes on the following: word usage errors, capitalization mistakes, punctuation errors

Contains 6-10 fragments or run on sentences

- 13-16 mistakes on the following: word usage errors, capitalization mistakes, punctuation errors

- Contains 10+ fragments or run-on sentences which makes the writing hard to understand

- 17+ mistakes on the following: word usage errors, capitalization mistakes, punctuation errors