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Thesis statement Unit Thesis statement Unit Rubric for Thesis statement writing lesson, as part of overall 5 paragraph essay writing unit. Rubric Code: VXX554A By amy106 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Introductory paragraph rubric
	5 pts	3 pts	1 pts	0 pts
Thesis Statement	5 Thesis statement has a clear topic and controlling idea.	3 Thesis statement has a somewhat clear topic and controlling idea.	1 Thesis statement has an unclear topic and controlling idea.	0 Thesis statement does not have a clear topic and controlling idea.
Supporting topics	5 Thesis statement has 3 clear supporting topics that can be expanded into a complete body paragraph.	3 Thesis statement has 2 supporting topics that can be expanded into a complete body paragraph, or at least one that is not clear.	1 Thesis statement has 1 supporting topic that can be expanded into a complete body paragraph, or one or more are not clear.	0 Thesis statement has 0 supporting topics that can be expanded into a complete body paragraph.
Bridge (EC)	5 Paragraph has a bridge statement between hook and thesis statement.	3 N/A	1 N/A	0 Bridge statement is missing or incomplete.
Hook/Attention grabber	5 Paragraph has an interesting hook or attention grabber that engages the reader and creates an interesting paragraph opening.	3 Paragraph has an hook or attention grabber that engages the reader and creates an interesting paragraph opening. May be off-topic.	1 N/A	0 Paragraph hook is missing.
Spelling/Conventions	5 There are 0-1 mistakes in spelling and/or conventions.	3 There are 2-3 mistakes in spelling and/or conventions.	1 There are 4-5 mistakes in spelling and/or conventions.	0 There are more than 5 mistakes in spelling and/or conventions.