Faculty of Chemical Sciences

Grading Criteria for the Five-Paragraph Essay

Term 1

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1. The essay has a title and a cover page in English.

2. The introduction of the essay has:

a)General Statement in red.

b)Supporting ideas with this tone of blue.

c) Main thesis statement in purple.

Content 3. My essay is not more than 5 paragraphs.

A) Introduction ( 1 paragraph)
B) Body ( 3 paragraphs for the body)
C) Conclusion (1 paragraph)

4. Paragraphs 2,3,4 have a main idea in black italics and

supporting details in blue. (I WANT THIS BLUE COLOR)

5. I made correct use of vocabulary in context and it is not

repetitive.
6. I did not commit plagiarism taking an example from internet.

7. I used singular and plural forms correctly.

8. The essay does not contain phrasal verbs.

9. The essay has formal language .

10. The essay does not have contractions .

11. Punctuation marks were used correctly.

12 The essay content is coherent.

13. The verb tenses were correctly used.

14. The sentences were complete.

15. Word order is correct.

16. Spanglish was not used.

17. The essay has linking words.

18. Spacing: 1.5

19. Typeface: Calibri light 12

20. Text alignment: Flush-left

21. The student read the instructions and made the suggested
changes for the introduction of his/her essay.

22. The essay is from 450 to 500 words.

 23. The full essay was delivered in a printed format.

Total score:

In the link below, you have another example of a Five-

paragraph essay.
https://cpb-ca-c1.wpmucdn.com/myriverside.sd43.bc.ca/dist/0/3626/files/2018/06/5-paragraph-essay-236wi1p.pdf

Next you have an example of how to divide your introduction and paragraphs.

You can be a hero

Abraham Lincoln and Spider-Man are not the only heroes in the world. Heroes can be extraordinary people like
you and me. They can be as young as a child or as old as a senior citizen. However, as different as they might be,
ordinary heroes like my Grandma Jean posses universal qualities, such as courage, determination, an compassion.

Courage, which is undoubtedly a trait that heroes display, motivates people to make positive changes in the world.
In a society that believed a woman's place was in the home, my grandmother's inner strength and courage
allowed her to break the mold. During the 1930s, she worked on Wall Street as the art editor for Good
Housekeeping magazine, and later in her life she became the country's first Cattlewoman of the year. Even
though she was frequently the only woman in a room filled with hundreds of men, Grandma Jean still had the
courage to gracefully stride up to the podium to speak about the new genetic techniques that she designed to
help ordinary cattlemen improve the quality of their herds. In short, her inner strength and courage allowed her
to serve as an advocate for women's rights.