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5-6 Paragraph Research Essay Rubric 5-6 Paragraph Research Essay Rubric Course Description: Students will demonstrate their knowledge of reaseach and paragraph organization by writing a 5-paragraph essay utilizing the writing process of planning, organizing, writing, evaluating and revising. Note: The first 5 criteria of this rubric have been duplicated from the the Steck-Vaughn GED Essay. Rubric Code: R4W846* By dmccann Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

LS 2C - 5 Paragraph Essay This rubric is used to help readers score an essay. *Note: The first 5 criteria of this rubric have been duplicated from the the Steck-Vaughn GED 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 occasionally has difficulty understanding or following the writer’s ideas. 2 pts	Inadequate Reader has difficulty identifying or following the writer’s ideas. 1 pts
Response to Topic 15 % broad topic - Transportation	Effective Presents a clearly focused main idea that addresses the topic.	Adequate Uses the writing prompt to establish a main idea.	Marginal Addresses the prompt, though the focus may shift.	Inadequate Attempts to address prompt but with little or no success in establishing a focus.
Organization 15 %	Effective Establishes a clear and logical organization.	Adequate Uses an identifiable organizational plan.	Marginal Shows some evidence of an organizational plan.	Inadequate Fails to organize ideas.
Development & Details 15 %	Effective Achieves coherent development with specific and relevant details and examples.	Adequate Has focused but occasionally uneven development; incorporates some specific detail.	Marginal Has some development but lacks specific details; may be limited to a listing, repetitions, or generalizations.	Inadequate Demonstrates little or no development; usually lacks details or examples or presents irrelevant information.
Conventions of English 15 %	Effective Consistently controls structure and the conventions of Canadian English.	Adequate Generally controls sentence structure and the conventions of Canadian English.	Marginal May demonstrate inconsistent control of sentence structure and the conventions of Canadian English.	Inadequate May exhibit minimal or no control of sentence structure and the conventions of Canadian English.
Word Choice 10 %	Effective Exhibits varied and precise word choice.	Adequate Exhibits appropriate word choice.	Marginal Exhibits a narrow range of word choice, often including inappropriate selections.	Inadequate Exhibits weak and/or inappropriate words.
Spelling and Punctuation 10 %	Effective No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.	Adequate One to two grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.	Marginal Three to four grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.	Inadequate More than four grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
Research/ argument 20 %	Effective Presents very thorough research and uses the research to create a very strong case for an alternative solution.	Adequate Did good research and uses the research quite effectively to create a convincing alternative solution.	Marginal Did some research and attempted to create a case for an alternative solution.	Inadequate Demonstrates little or no research and does not present a coherent case for an alternative.

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