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Five Paragraph Expositor Essay 
Five Paragraph Expositor Essay
Rubric Code: U24ACC3
By mrspyrame
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Subject: Law  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Excellent

4 pts

Good

3 pts

Fair

2 pts

Poor

1 pts

Introduction/ Focus Statement Statement

Excellent

- Paragraph contains engaging lead that is connected smoothly to the thesis (ex. commentary)
-Includes Central idea
-Contains background info/historical context
- Correctly worded Focus statement that mentions the three main ideas of the essay
Good

- Paragraph contains engaging lead that is connected smoothly to the thesis (ex. commentary)
-Includes Central idea somewhat
-Contains a background info/historical context fact
- Some what correctly worded Focus statement that mentions the three main ideas of the essay
Fair

- Paragraph contains a disconnected engaging lead that is connected somewhat to the thesis (ex. commentary)
-Includes Central idea somewhat
-Contains no background info/historical context fact
- Incorrectly worded Focus statement that mentions the three main ideas of the essay
Poor

- Paragraph contains an engaging lead that is not effectively connected to the thesis
- Focus statement is not correctly worded

- Content Missing
Body Paragraph 1

Excellent

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Contains text evidence that supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences
Good

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Contains text evidence that supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences

Contains text evidence, but evidence is not strong but is lacking one of the components listed above
Fair

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentence

Evidence was attempted but not fully explained or is lacking two of the components listed above.
Poor

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Contains text evidence that supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences

Paragraph is lacking three of the components listed above or no attempt at evidence was used.
Body Paragraph 2

Excellent

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Contains text evidence that supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences
Good

focused topic sentence
- Contains text evidence that supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences

Contains text evidence, but evidence is not strong but is lacking one of the components listed above
Fair

Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentence

Evidence was attempted but not fully explained or is lacking two of the components listed above.
Poor

Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Contains text evidence that supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences

Paragraph is lacking three of the components listed above or no attempt at evidence was used.
Body Paragraph 3

Excellent

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Contains text evidence that supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences
Good

focused topic sentence
- Contains text evidence that supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences

Contains text evidence, but evidence is not strong but is lacking one of the components listed above
Fair

Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentence

Evidence was attempted but not fully explained or is lacking two of the components listed above.
Poor

Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Contains text evidence that supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences

Paragraph is lacking three of the components listed above or no attempt at evidence was used.
Conclusion

Excellent

- Ends with restatement of Focus statement
- .Include 1 supportive detail/ text evidence from each paragraph
-Declarative statement closing thought that ties the essay together and elaborates the significance of the topic
Good

- No Focus statement
- .Include some supportive detail/ text evidence from each paragraph
-Declarative statement closing thought somewhat ties the essay together and elaborates the significance of the topic
Fair

- Contains a closing thought, but it does not go with the essay or tie the essay together
Poor

- No attempt at concluding paragraph or is unclear



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