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Paragraph Writing Paragraph Writing Paragraph Writing Rubric Code: Q5CC59 By moiralynn Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Writing Assessment
	EXCELLENT 4 pts	GOOD 3 pts	ALMOST 2 pts	NEEDS WORK 1 pts
Writing Process	EXCELLENT Students completed all 5 the steps in writing process.	GOOD Students completed 4 out of 5 steps in the writing process.	ALMOST Students completed 3 out of 5 steps in the writing process.	NEEDS WORK Students completed 0 to 2 steps in the writing process.
Topic Sentence	EXCELLENT Main topic is clearly stated in a complete opening sentence with correct sentence structure.	GOOD Main topic is stated in an opening sentence but sentence structure is not correct.	ALMOST Main topic is not clearly stated but sentence structure is correct.	NEEDS WORK Main topic is not clearly stated. Sentence structure is not correct.
Content	EXCELLENT Student has written atleast 3 supporting details AND all sentences are on topic.	GOOD Student has written atleast 3 supporting details BUT only 2 sentences are on topic.	ALMOST Student has written atleast 3 supporting details BUT only 1 sentence is on topic.	NEEDS WORK Student has attempted to write supporting details BUT none are on topic.
Organization	EXCELLENT Paragraph has a topic sentence, detail sentences in a logical order, and a concluding sentence.	GOOD Paragraph is missing either the topic sentence or concluding sentence. Details are in a logical order.	ALMOST Paragraph is missing both topic sentence and concluding sentence. Details are in a logical order.	NEEDS WORK Paragraph is missing both topic and concluding sentences and the details are not in a logical order.
Spelling	EXCELLENT There are 0-2 spelling errors.	GOOD There are 3-4 spelling errors.	ALMOST There are 5-6 spelling errors.	NEEDS WORK There are more than 6 spelling errors.
Grammar & Punct./Capt.	EXCELLENT Paragraph has 0-2 errors in punctuation, capitalization, and noun-verb agreement.	GOOD Paragraph has 3-4 errors in punctuation, capitalization, and noun-verb agreement.	ALMOST Paragraph has 5-6 errors in punctuation, capitalization, and noun-verb agreement.	NEEDS WORK Paragraph has more than 6 errors in punctuation, capitalization, and noun-verb agreement.