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Expository 5-Paragraph Essay Final Expository 5-Paragraph Essay Final Assessment of 5-paragraph expostory 5 paragraph essay. Rubric Code: N527CW By kerrymarie Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Expository Essay Guidelines for scoring an expository paragraph
	Excellent 10 pts	Good 8 pts	Fair 6 pts	Poor 0 pts
Topic The Topic is clearly introduced in the introduction.	Excellent The Main Idea is a clear restating of the prompt.	Good Main Idea is present and clearly written.	Fair Main Idea is present but does not restate the prompt.	Poor Main idea is not present or is unclear.
Supporting details Does each detail support, or tell more about the topic?	Excellent Each detail supports, or tells more about the topic. Follow up sentences provide additional support.	Good Each detail supports the main idea, but there are no follow up sentences.	Fair Some of the details support the main idea, but there are some that do not.	Poor The details do not support the main idea.
Logical order Does the order of the supporting details make sense?	Excellent The essay is developed in a logical order appropriate to the writer's purpose and reader's needs.	Good Most of the essay is presented in a logical order, and readers have little trouble following the supporting details.	Fair The writer attempts to develop the essay in a logical order, but some of the essay may be presented in an order readers may find confusing.	Poor The supporting details within the essay as a whole are not developed in a logical order.
Transitions (Signal words) Do linking words, or transition words, connect details so that the paragraph reads smoothly?	Excellent Transitions are present and effectively direct readers from one example to the next. They exhibit sophistication on the part of the writer.	Good Transitions are present and direct readers from one example to the next though not to the level of excellence. They may be basic and/or confusing.	Fair Transitions are present but do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next. They may be basic and/or confusing.	Poor Transitions are not present or do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next.
Conclusion Does the conclusion restate the topic in a new way to tie the details together?	Excellent The conclusions does an excellent job of summing up or restating the topic and tieing the details together.	Good The conclusion sums up the topic, by restating it, but it does not tie the details together.	Fair There is an attempt at a conclusion, but it doesn't restate the topic or tie the details together.	Poor There is no conclusion the essay just ends without summing up or restating the topic. It doesn't tie the the details together.
Grammar and Mechanics Does the paper indicate that the writer has control of the rules of spelling, grammar and mechanics	Excellent The essay contains no errors in usage, and mechanics or the mistakes from the first paper were completely corrected.	Good	Fair	Poor 4 or more of the mistakes from the first paper were not corrected.
Spelling Does the paper demonstrate the writer's command of English spelling conventions?	Excellent The essay contains no errors in spelling or there was an attempt to correct the spelling from the first paper.	Good	Fair	Poor 4 or more of the spelling mistakes from the first paper were not corrected.
Presentation The form and presentationof the text enhances the ability for the reader to understand and connect with the message. It is pleasing to the eye.	Excellent Handwriting is consistent, letters are clearly formed, spacing is uniform, and the text is easy to read.	Good Handwriting is readable, although there are discrepeancies in letter shape, form, and spacing that make some words/passages easier to read than others.	Fair	Poor Letters are irregularly slanted, formed inconsistently or incorrectly, and the spacing is unblanced or not present. it is very difficult to read and understand the text.

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