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Paragraph Rubric Code: JX6935A By cmeiner Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assignment Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Good 2 pts	Fair 1 pts	Poor 0 pts
Topic Sentence Does the topic sentence express the main idea?	Good The topic sentence clearly expresses the main idea.	Fair The topic sentence expresses the main idea although it is not very clear.	Poor The topic sentence does not express the main idea or is missing.
Staying on topic Does each sentence support the topic sentence?	Good All supporting detail sentences support the topic sentence.	Fair Only some supporting detail sentences support the topic sentence.	Poor None of the supporting detail sentences support the topic sentence.
Sentences Complete Thoughts Does each sentence express a complete thought.	Good All sentences express a complete thought.	Fair Only some sentences express a complete thought.	Poor Few no sentences express a complete thought.
Audience/Indented Is it written to the correct audience? Is the paragraph indented?	Good The paragraph is written to the appropriate audience and the paragraph is indented.	Fair Paragraph is not written to the correct audience OR The paragraph is not indented	Poor Paragraph is not written to the appropriate audience AND The paragraph is not indented.
Mechanics Is capitalization, spelling, end marks, and punctuation correct?	Good Zero to few errors.	Fair More than 3 errors. Paragraph can still be understood.	Poor More than 3 errors and the paragraph cannot be understood.