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CHAPTER 4: LOGICAL DIVISION OF IDEAS

Writing Assignment Scoring Rubric

THE PARAGRAPH . . . YOUR MAXIMUM

SCORE SCORE

1. . . . fits the assignment. It is about shopping habits. 15

2. . . . begins with a topic sentence that clearly shows 10

the logical division of ideas (the main points).

3. . . . presents each main point, plus supporting details 20

such as explanations, examples, and statistics.

4. . . . has unity. All of the sentences in the body 10

support the topic sentence.

5. . . . has coherence. The sentences are in logical 10

order. There are enough but not too many transition
signals. Nouns and pronouns are consistent.

6. . . . ends with a concluding sentence that summarizes 10

the main points.

7. . . . uses correct formatting. 5

8. . . . does not have run-on sentences or comma 10

splices.

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9. . . . uses periods, question marks, exclamation marks, 5
and commas correctly.

10. . . . uses correct capitalization and spelling. 5

TOTAL 100

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