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6-8 Informational Paragraph Rubric 
K-8 Informational Essay Rubric
This rubric assesses student mastery of prewriting, revising/editing, writing an informative paragraph to later be used in a five paragraph essay
Rubric Code: GX22C8C
By mrskdailey
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Excellent

4 pts

Average

3 pts

Needs Improvement

2 pts

Little or No Evidence

1 pts

Prewriting

Excellent

Completed all portions of all graphic organizers. Information was correct and clear
Average

Completed most of the organizers and the information was mostly correct but a little hard to understand
Needs Improvement

Most of the graphic organizers were NOT completed and the information was not correct or easy to understand.
Little or No Evidence

No effort to complete graphic organizers, or missing from submission.
Revising/Editing

Excellent

Students showed their own and their peer corrections on their rough draft. Significant improvements were made to the final draft of their paragraph The content was clear and there were not many spelling, capitalization, and punctuation errors.
Average

Students did not make their own corrections on their rough draft but their peer corrections were included. The final draft was better than the rough draft. The paragraph was a little unclear and there were a few spelling, capitalization, and puncuation errors.
Needs Improvement

There were very few corrections on the rough draft. The final draft was about the same as the rough draft. The paper was not clear and there were several spelling, capitalization, and puncuation errors.
Little or No Evidence

No effort to make corrections.
Supporting Details

Excellent

Paragraph begin topic sentence that includes the topic and the main idea format. All supporting sentences include text evidence that support the main idea, and end with a concluding sentence that ties the paragraph up.
Average

Paragraph has an underdeveloped topic sentence with sentences that show some evidence of supporting the topic. Concluding sentence doesn't really finalize the paragraph.
Needs Improvement

Paragraphs have no apparent topic, or may have a topic, but not a main idea. Sentences lack supporting evidence, and do not end with concluding sentences.
Little or No Evidence

There are random sentences that are seemingly unconnected and do not support the topic.
Conventions

Excellent

Sentences are capitalized and have correct punctuation. Proper nouns are capitalized, commas are used correctly, and grammar is appropriate for the level of paper.
Average

Most sentences begin with capital letters and end with correct punctuation. Some use of commas within the paper are demonstrated correctly and most proper nouns are correctly capitalized.
Needs Improvement

Sentences do not start with capital letters, there is no clear beginning or end to sentences, and very little punctuation is demonstrated properly.
Little or No Evidence

Essay resembles one giant paragraph or sentence with no punctuation, capital letters, or grammatical accuracy.




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