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Middle-of-the-Term Five Paragraph Essay Five Paragraph Essay The following guidelines are for use in evaluating a five-paragraph format essay. Rubric Code: N36B42 By smmoussavi Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Five Paragraph Essay
	Great 25 pts	Fair 20 pts	Poor 10 pts
Intro. Paragraph	Great Grabs reader's attention, gives clear thesis	Fair Mildly attention grabbing, gives thesis	Poor does not give thesis, less than five sentences, does not grab reader's attention
3 Body Paragraphs	Great about five sentences per paragraph, transitions are smooth, vocabulary is academic, keeps reader's attention	Fair somewhat smooth transitions, vocabulary needs work	Poor does not keep reader's attention, transitions are unclear
Conclusion Paragraph	Great thesis is present, concludes paper clearly, vocabulary is academic	Fair thesis is present, does not clearly conclude paragraph	Poor no thesis, less than four sentences, unclear conclusion of paper
Mechanics/Usage/Grammar	Great Very few mechanical problems in paper, no spelling errors, little or no grammar problems, paper is neat or typed, on time	Fair some mistakes and spelling errors, could be slightly messy, no fully developed	Poor many mistakes, needs to be edited and revised extensively, messy paper, late