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Five Paragraph Essay Five Paragraph Essay In the essay, the student will choose three of the four areas presented from the "Me Posters" presented in class to include as their body paragraphs. Rubric Code: V3574B By jhesse Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Five Paragraph Essay
	Great 25 pts	Fair 20 pts	Poor 10 pts
Intro. Paragraph	Great Intro=5sentences, grabs reader's attention, gives clear thesis	Fair less than five sentences, gives thesis	Poor does not give thesis, less than five sentences, does not grab reader's attention
3 Body Paragraphs	Great five sentences per paragraph, transitions are smooth, vocabulary is academic, keeps reader's attention	Fair less than five sentences per paragraph, somewhat smooth transitions, vocabulary needs work	Poor does not keep reader's attention, less than five sentences per paragraph, transitions are unclear
Conclusion Paragraph	Great thesis is present, five sentences, concludes paper clearly, vocabulary is academic	Fair thesis is present, less than five sentences, does not clearly conclude paragraph	Poor no thesis, less than five sentences, unclear conclusion of paper
Mechanics/Usage/Grammar	Great Very few mechanical problems in paper, no spelling errors, little or no grammar problems, paper is typed two pages, neat, on time	Fair some mistakes and spelling errors, could be slightly messy, less than two pages	Poor many mistakes, needs edited and revised, messy paper, late