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Cause and Effect Essay - Charles
Body Paragraphs
Students will write a minimum of 3 paragraphs using information from our short story, Charles. Each paragraph must have a topic sentences and supporting details. Each paragraph must be a minimum of 5 sentences in length. Spelling and grammar must be correct.
Rubric Code:
U22B44W
By
mparks22
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
6-8
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Excellent
4 pts
Good
3 pts
Fair
2 pts
Needs Improvement
1 pts
Topic Sentences
Excellent
Student has a very strong topic sentence at the beginning of each sentence that clearly states the information that will be included in the paragraph.
Good
Student has a topic sentence for each paragraph that the reader can tell is about the topic.
Fair
Student's topics are difficult to understand how they connect to each paragraph.
Needs Improvement
Student's subject isn't on topic.
Supporting Details
Excellent
Paragraphs have strong supporting sentences that are clearly connected to the topic of each paragraph.
Good
Each paragraph has clear supporting sentences that are on topic.
Fair
Paragraphs contain some supporting details, but they are not all clear how they support the topic.
Needs Improvement
Paragraph is missing supporting sentences.
Spelling/grammar
Excellent
Minimum errors in conventions (spelling, grammar) that do not take away from the meaning of the topic.
Good
Conventions (spelling, grammar) errors are fewer than 4.
Fair
Conventions (spelling, grammar) large errors, but topic is still able to be understood.
Needs Improvement
Conventions errors take away from the meaning of the topic. It is hard to understand the writing due to large errors in conventions.
Structure
Excellent
Each paragraph includes a minimum of 5 sentences. There are a minimum of 3 paragraphs and there is a clear flow to the structure.
Good
Each paragraph includes 5 sentences, but the paragraph structure is unclear.
Fair
A few errors in paragraph and sentence requirements.
Needs Improvement
Directions on formatting were not followed - multiple errors in structure.
Theme
Excellent
The theme of Charles was clearly stated and all supporting details supported the theme and were explained/expanded upon to where the reader has a clear understanding of the theme.
Good
The theme of Charles was stated and the supporting details were there.
Fair
The theme of Charles was not explained well in the supporting details.
Needs Improvement
The theme was unclear and the supporting details were unclear.
Cause and Effect
Excellent
There were two clear cause and effect paragraphs that showed the words that Laurie used to convince his mother that Charles was a real person. Textual evidence was clear and backed up the cause and effect style of writing.
Good
There were two cause and effect paragraphs, but the explanations/text evidence could have been stronger to back up the style of writing.
Fair
The cause and effect paragraphs were difficult to see how the details backed up the topic.
Needs Improvement
Several details were missing/it was unclear about the cause and effect.
Subjects:
English
Types:
Writing
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