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5-Paragraph Essay Organization Rubric 
5-Paragraph Essay Rubric
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.
Rubric Code: N3BAAC
By hellojodee
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: (none)

Powered by iRubric 5 Paragraph Essay
  Effective

Reader understands and easily follows the writer’s expression of ideas.

4 pts

Adequate

Reader understands
writer’s ideas.

3 pts

Marginal

Reader has difficulty identifying or following the writer’s ideas.

2 pts

Below Marginal

1 pts

1. Introduction

Effective

Successfully includes lead, transition to thesis, complete thesis statement.
Adequate

Attempts to successfully include lead, transition to thesis, complete thesis statement.
Marginal

Attempts to includes complete thesis statement.
Below Marginal

Missing lead or transition to thesis OR thesis statement is incomplete.
2. Body Paragraph #1

Effective

Successfully includes topic sentence, elaboration on reason #1, evidence set-up, evidence, evidence follow-up, wrap-up of reason #1.
Adequate

Attempts to successfully include topic sentence, elaboration on reason #1, evidence set-up, evidence, evidence follow-up, wrap-up of reason #1.
Marginal

Fails to include evidence and wrap-up of reason #1.
Below Marginal

Contains no organization or evidence.
3. Body Paragraph #2

Effective

Successfully includes topic sentence, elaboration on reason #2, evidence set-up, evidence, evidence follow-up, wrap-up of reason #2.
Adequate

Attempts to successfully include topic sentence, elaboration on reason #2, evidence set-up, evidence, evidence follow-up, wrap-up of reason #2.
Marginal

Fails to include evidence and wrap-up of reason #2.
Below Marginal

Contains no organization or evidence.
4. Body Paragraph #3

Effective

Successfully includes topic sentence, elaboration on reason #3, evidence set-up, evidence, evidence follow-up, wrap-up of reason #3.
Adequate

Attempts to successfully include topic sentence, elaboration on reason #3, evidence set-up, evidence, evidence follow-up, wrap-up of reason #3.
Marginal

Fails to include evidence and wrap-up of reason #3.
Below Marginal

Contains no organization or evidence.
5. Conclusion

Effective

Successfully includes re-statement of thesis (in different words), transitions to clincher, and a clincher (strong idea to end on).
Adequate

Attempts to successfully include re-statement of thesis (in different words), transitions to clincher, and a clincher (strong idea to end on).
Marginal

Fails to re-state thesis or clincher.
Below Marginal

No attempt at an organized conclusion.
Spelling and Punctuation

Effective

No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.
Adequate

One to two grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.
Marginal

Four to six grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
Below Marginal

More than six grammatical, spelling, or punctuational erros
Length

Effective

Paper is 5 paragraphs
Adequate

Paper is 4 paragraphs
Marginal

Paper is two paragraphs
Below Marginal

Paper is one or less paragraph.



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