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One Paragraph Writing Assessment One Paragraph Writing Assessment Rubric Code: M69956 By muppiedog Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

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	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Very Good 4 pts
Topic Sentence The paragraph must begin with a topic sentence that presents a single idea in a concise and clear way.	Poor The paragraph does not contain a topic sentence.	Fair The paragraph attempts a topic sentence, but it is unclear or uses a sentence fragment.	Good The paragraph contains a topic sentence, but it is simply a restatement of the essay topic.	Very Good The topic sentence has one clear idea and the main idea is easy to understand.
Paragraph Body The body of the paragraph supports the topic sentence with meaninful details.	Poor The paragraph does not contain a body.	Fair The body of the paragraph does not support the topic.	Good The body of the paragraph supports the topic sentence, but it is short on specific details.	Very Good The body of the paragraph supports the topic sentence with meaningful details.
Paragraph Length	Poor The paragraph consists of 2 or fewer sentences	Fair The paragraph consists of 3-4 complete sentences	Good The paragraph consists of 4-5 complete sentences	Very Good The papargraph consists of 6 or more complete sentences.
Grammar & Spelling	Poor Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar & spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Fair Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract from the reader from the content.	Good Writer makes 1 - 2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Very Good Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
Follow Directions Writing follows given directions and is on topic	Poor The directions were not followed and paragraph is not on given topic.	Fair Most of the directions were followed and the paragraph attempts to stay on topic	Good The directions were followed with clear ideas.	Very Good The directions were followed resulting in a strong paragraph and effective ideas.