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How To Paragraph How To Paragraph Rubric Code: S77X64 By susanview Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Process (How-To) Paragraph
	4 pts	3 pts	2 pts	1 pts
Topic Sentence	4 Well-developed with a topic and a controlling idea. It is a clear statement of the paragraph's content.	3 Fairly well-developed and somewhat clearly states the main idea.	2 There is a topic but no controlling idea.	1 The topic sentence is unclear, or there is no topic sentence at all.
Description of Process	4 The writer did an excellent job telling the reader how to do something. The steps are clear and specific.	3 The writer wrote the steps of how to do something. Some steps could have been a little clearer.	2 The steps are there. However, they are not clear to the reader.	1 The steps are not clear and/or not in order.
Use of Transition/Sequence Words	4 The writer used sequence/transition words to show how to do something.	3 The writer used some transition or sequence words.	2 The writer used very few transition or sequence words, and so the steps are somewhat confusing.	1 The writer did not use any transition or sequence words, and so the steps are very confusing.
Grammar	4 There are 1-2 grammar errors.	3 There are 3-4 grammar errors.	2 There are 5-6 grammar errors.	1 There are more than 7 grammar errors.
Punctuation/Spelling	4 There are 1-2 punctuation and/or spelling errors.	3 There are 3-4 punctuation and/or spelling errors.	2 THere are 5-6 punctuation and/or spelling errors.	1 There are more than 7 punctuation and/or spelling errors.
Punctuation/Spelling	4 It is a clear statement and repeats key words from the topic sentence.	3 It is a somewhat clear statement that repeats some of the key words from the topic sentence.	2 It is not a clear statement and/or does not repeat key words from the topic sentence.	1 There is no concluding sentence at the end of this paragraph.
Concluding sentence	4	3	2	1
Concluding sentence	4 It is a clear statement and repeats key words from the topic sentence.	3 It is a somewhat clear statement that repeats some of the key words from the topic sentence.	2 It is not a clear statement and/or does not repeat key words from the topic sentence.	1 There is no concluding sentence at the end of this paragraph.