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One Paragraph Writing Assessment 
One Paragraph Writing Assessment
Rubric Code: HX37CC5
By bobcrane
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: (none)

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  Below standard

1 pts

Working toward

2 pts

Meets basic

3 pts

Meets/exceeds

4 pts

Topic Sentence

The paragraph must begin with a topic sentence that presents a single idea in a concise and clear way.
Below standard

The paragraph does not contain a topic sentence.
Working toward

The paragraph attempts a topic sentence, but it is unclear or uses a sentence fragment.
Meets basic

The paragraph contains a topic sentence, but it is simply a restatement of the essay topic.
Meets/exceeds

The topic sentence has one clear idea and the main idea is easy to understand.
Paragraph Body

The body of the paragraph supports the topic sentence with meaninful details.
Below standard

The paragraph does not contain a body.
Working toward

The body of the paragraph does not support the topic or is a list.
Meets basic

The body of the paragraph supports the topic sentence, but it is short on specific details.
Meets/exceeds

The body of the paragraph supports the topic sentence with meaningful details.
Paragraph Length

Below standard

The paragraph consists of 2 or fewer sentences
Working toward

The paragraph consists of 3-5 complete sentences
Meets basic

The paragraph consists of 6-7 complete sentences
Meets/exceeds

The papagraph consists of 8 or more complete sentences.
Grammar & Spelling

Below standard

Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar & spelling that distract the reader from the content. Many common words are not spelled correctly.
Working toward

Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract from the reader from the content. Some common words are not spelled correctly.
Meets basic

Writer makes 1 - 2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. Most common words are spelled correctly.
Meets/exceeds

Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. Common words are spelled correctly.
Follow Directions

Writing follows given directions and is on topic
Below standard

The directions were not followed and paragraph is not on given topic.
Working toward

Most of the directions were followed and the paragraph attempts to stay on topic
Meets basic

The directions were followed with clear ideas.
Meets/exceeds

The directions were followed resulting in a strong paragraph and effective ideas.
Closure

The paragraph has a closing sentence that
"wraps it up"
Below standard

The paragraph has no closure.
Working toward

The closure is a restatement of the topic.
Meets basic

The closure is a variation of topic.
Meets/exceeds

The paragraph has clear closure that is distinct from the topic sentence.
Bling!!

Alliteration, simile, metaphor, idiom, descriptive words, onomotopoeia. Long/short sentence pattern.
Below standard

Paragraph has zero or 1 example.
Working toward

Paragraph has 2 examples.
Meets basic

Paragraph has 3 examples.
Meets/exceeds

Paragraph has 4 or more examples.




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