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Paragraph Writing Paragraph Writing-Big Island Rendezvous A paragraph is a group of sentences developing one topic. This rubric will assess how well students develop the topic and support main ideas within a written paragraph. Rubric Code: ZXB3BCB By jfeuerbach Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

PARAGRAPH WRITING
	4 Highly Proficient 4 pts	3 Proficient 3 pts	2 Nearly Proficient 2 pts	1 Not Profcient 1 pts
INDENT/Title Did you include a title and indent your paragraph?	4 The paragraph is indented and has a catchy title.	3 The paragraph is indented and has a so-so title.	2 The paragraph either is indented or has a title.	1 There is NO title OR the paragraph is not indented.
TOPIC SENTENCE (Main idea) What is the most important idea you want to talk about in your paragraph?	4 The topic sentence is CLEAR and introduces your topic or main idea.	3 The topic sentence is MOSTLY CLEAR and introduces what you will be writing about.	2 The topic sentence that is SOMEWHAT CLEAR and connected to what you will be writing about.	1 The topic sentence is NOT CLEAR or not there. It is not clear what you will be writing about.
DETAILS (Related Sentences) Did you use DETAILS OR REASONS to support your topic?	4 There are about 5 sentences with juicy details to support the topic sentence. Transition words are used to connect each detail.	3 There are about 4 sentences with details to support the topic sentence. Some transition words are used to connect ideas.	2 There are about 2 - 3 sentences with some details that support the topic sentence.	1 There are 1 - 2 sentences with little detail to support the topic sentence.
CONCLUDING SENTENCE How can you summarize everything you said in your paragraph? (Hint: Rewrite your topic sentence)	4 The paragraph has a concluding sentence that CLEARLY restates your topic or main idea. The sentence wraps up the paragraph in a unique way.	3 The paragraph has a concluding sentence that restates your topic or main idea.	2 The paragraph has closing sentence that somewhat wraps up the paragraph.	1 The concluding sentence is NOT THERE or NOT CLEAR in your paragraph.