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5-Paragraph Essay 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:
S3575X
By
jhesse
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Subject:
Foreign Languages
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
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5 Paragraph Essay
Effective
14.2 pts
Adequate
11 pts
Marginal
8 pts
Below Marginal
5 pts
Inadequate
2 pts
Response to Prompt
Effective
Presents a clearly focused main idea that addresses prompt.
Adequate
Uses the writing prompt to establish a main idea.
Marginal
Addresses the prompt, though the focus may shift.
Below Marginal
Attempts to address prompt but with little or no success in
establishing a focus.
Inadequate
Does not attempt to address prompt
Organization
Effective
Establishes a clear and logical organization.
Adequate
Uses an identifiable
organizational plan.
Marginal
Shows some evidence of an organizational plan.
Below Marginal
Fails to organize ideas.
Inadequate
Contains no organization or ideas.
Development & Details
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.
Below Marginal
Demonstrates little development; usually lacks details or examples or presents irrelevant information.
Inadequate
Demonstrates no development; usually lacks details or examples or presents irrelevant information
Conventions of English
Effective
Consistently controls
structure and mechandics in English
Adequate
Generally controls sentence structure and mechanics.
Marginal
May demonstrate inconsistent control of sentence structure.
Below Marginal
May exhibit minimal control of sentence structure.
Inadequate
May exhibit no control of sentence structure.
Word Choice
Effective
Exhibits varied and precise word choice (honors-level).
Adequate
Exhibits appropriate word choice.
Marginal
Exhibits a narrow range of word choice, often including
inappropriate selections.
Below Marginal
Exhibits little variety of word usage, words are redundant.
Inadequate
Exhibits weak and/or
inappropriate words.
Spelling and Punctuation
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.
Below Marginal
Four to six grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
Inadequate
More than six grammatical, spelling, or punctuational erros
Format
Effective
Paper follows all format quidelines: minimum of 2 pages, 12 point times new Roman font, 5 paragraphs are indented.
Adequate
Paper follows most format guidelines (one guideline may not be met)
Marginal
Paper follows most format guidelines (two guidelines may not be met)
Below Marginal
Paper follows some of the guidelines instructed by the teacher
Inadequate
Paper does not follow all format guidelines
Keywords:
writing, 5-paragraph, essay
Subjects:
English
Foreign Languages
Types:
Writing
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