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Five Paragraph Informative Essay Rubric Five Paragraph Informative Essay Rubric Five Paragraph Informative Essay scoring rubric. Rubric Code: P24A5AX By ldflorko Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Criteria for Essay
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Introduction/Thesis Statement	Excellent Very well developed introduction paragraph, hook & thesis statement. They engage the reader and create interest. They contain and/or introduce the process and state the author's point about the process. They also cover the whole process.	Good Well developed introduction paragraph, hook & thesis statement create interest and are fairly well developed. But while they contain and/or introduce the process, they are not very engaging; although, they do cover the whole process.	Fair Introduction paragraph, hook & thesis statement introduce the process, but they either do not give accurate and complete information, or they lack detail and creativity. May not cover the whole process.	Poor Introduction paragraph does not introduce the process. No controlling point about the process is evident.
Body Paragraph #1 Topic Sentences & Supporting Details	Excellent Each paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence that relates to the process being described. Details in the essay are clear and specific, and there are enough details to help the reader see and understand all the steps of process. There is a clear transition sentence at the end of each paragraph.	Good Each paragraph contains a topic sentence that relates to the process being described. Details are clear and specific, and the steps in the process can be followed well enough to understand the described process. There is a transition sentence at the end of each paragraph.	Fair Not all paragraphs contain topic sentences that relate to the process being described. There are details, but they are not very clear or specific, or there are not enough of them to allow the reader to follow the progression of the process.	Poor There are no apparent topic sentences.Details are either wrong or lacking. They do not seem to relate to the process.
Conclusion	Excellent The concluding paragraph effectively unifies the essay. It makes a point about the process that is creative and interesting. The thesis is restated as well as supporting ideas. The final sentence leaves the reader something to think about.	Good The concluding paragraph effectively unifies the essay, but it does not make a very interesting point about the process.	Fair The concluding paragraph relates a conclusion to the process, but it does little to unify the essay around the steps of the process.	Poor There is no apparent conclusion or point made about the process.
Organization/Structure	Excellent Logical progression of details with a clear structure that enhances the essay and provides a clear step-by-step description of the process. The transitions are appropriate and used very effectively to indicate the time order of the steps.	Good Logical progression of details. Transitions are present, but they do not enhance the overall effectiveness of the essay. All steps are covered and in the correct order.	Fair Organization is clear. Some transitions are present, while others are either inappropriate or missing. Some steps may be missing or not in the proper order.	Poor No discernible organization. Transitions are not present. Cannot discern a logical explanation of the process.
Style: Essay flow and Descriptive Language word choice.	Excellent Writing is smooth, skillful, and coherent. Sentences are strong and expressive with varied structure. Formal word choice is used throughout the essay. Vivid sense language is used to create clear images of the process.	Good Writing is clear and sentences have varied structure. There is consistent tone and word choice is appropriate for the description of the process.	Fair Writing is clear, but sentences may lack variety. The tone is inconsistent and word choice, while adequate, does not clearly explain the process.	Poor Writing is confusing and hard to follow. Contains fragments and/or run-on sentences. The tone and purpose is inconsistent and difficult to determine. The word choice is inadequate and the process is not explained.
Spelling and Grammar	Excellent Spelling and grammar is generally correct.	Good Some spelling or grammar errors.	Fair More than 5 spelling and grammar errors.	Poor More than 10 spelling or grammar errors.
Effort	Excellent The students followed all of the directions. The students put more effort into the project than what was required.	Good The students followed most of the directions.The studdents put good effort to this project .	Fair The students followed some of the directions.More effort was needed to have a better finish for this product.	Poor The students failed to follow directions. The students put minimal to no effort into their work.
Paragraph, Sentence, Word Count	Excellent Essay includes 5 paragraphs including an introduction, 3 body paragraphs and a conclusion paragraph. Each paragraph is a minimum of 5 sentences. Each sentence is a minimum of 8 words.	Good Essay includes 5 paragraphs including an introduction, 3 body paragraphs and a conclusion paragraph. Each paragraph is a minimum of 5 sentences. Sentence falls short of the 8 word minimum	Fair Essay does not have the appropriate number of paragraphs, sentences or words per sentence.	Poor Essay falls short of minimum count requirements.
MLA	Excellent Quotes are sited appropriately, Paper is set up in MLA Format, Works Cited page appropriately set up.	Good Quotes are evident, paper shows attempt at MLA format. Works Cited page.	Fair Quotes are not cited, paper is not in MLA format. Works Cited page.	Poor No quotes are cited and there is no attempt at MLA format.

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