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Paragraph Writing Rubric

Criteria 4 3 2 1
Exceeds Meets Standards Needs Does not meet
Standards Improvement standards
Main Idea -The main idea -The main idea is -The main -The main
Topic is strong. adequate. idea/topic idea/topic
Sentence sentence is sentence is
-The topic -The topic unclear. unclear.
sentence is sentence is
clear. restated in the -The topic -The topic
closing sentence. sentence is sentence is not
–The topic weakly restated restated in the
sentence is in the closing closing sentence.
restated in the sentence.
closing
sentence.
Supporting -Each paragraph -Each paragraph -Each paragraph -Each paragraph
Details has 3 or more has 2 supporting has 1 supporting has no supporting
supporting details that relate detail that relates details that relate
details that to the main idea. to the main idea. to the main idea.
relate to the
main idea.
Basic -There are few, -There are -There are many -There are many
Writing if any several errors in errors in errors in
Convention punctuation, punctuation, punctuation, punctuation,
s capitalization, spelling, and/or spelling and/or spelling, and/or
and spelling grammar that do grammar that grammar that
errors. not interfere with interferes with make the piece
meaning. meaning. illegible.
Neatness -The piece is -The piece is -There are 3-4 -There are 5 or
legibly hand legibly hand distracting errors more distracting
written or typed. written or typed. that make errors that make
portions difficult the piece illegible.
-There are no -There are 1-2 to read
distracting distracting errors.
errors.