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Power Paragraph Power Paragraph A rubric designed to apply generally to any Power Paragraph writing assignment in the Junior Grades. Rubric Code: ZX39AB3 By lizano Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Power Paragraphs
	Level 1 (N/A)	Level 2 (N/A)	Level 3 (N/A)	Level 4 (N/A)
Power Ones The introduction of the topic and the concluding sentence.	Level 1 Does not include Power One at the beginning and ending of the paragraph.	Level 2 Includes either one of the two Power Ones, or they are weak.	Level 3 Includes both Power Ones. Starts and ends the paragraph strongly.	Level 4 Power Ones are strong and interesting. Opening sentence grabs the reader's attention.
Power Twos The subtopics	Level 1 Contains only one subtopic which is not well explained.	Level 2 Contains two subtopics which are explained briefly.	Level 3 Contains three subtopics relevant to the subject.	Level 4 Contains three subtopics which are relevant to the topic and are interesting.
Power Threes The supporting details	Level 1 No supporting details are included.	Level 2 Few supporting details are included.	Level 3 Supporting details are included for each subtopic.	Level 4 The supporting details for each subtopic are compelling and interesting. They clearly relate to the subtopic.
Transitions and Organization	Level 1 Paragraph seems disorganized with few transition words.	Level 2 Paragraph is somewhat organized and some transition words are included.	Level 3 Organization is solid and transitions words are included.	Level 4 Organization and transitions words are natural and fluent. Paragraph flows well.
Mechanics	Level 1 There are three or more capitalization, spelling or punctuation errors.	Level 2 There are two capitalization, spelling or punctuation errors.	Level 3 There is one capitalization, spelling or punctuation errors.	Level 4 There are no capitalization, spelling or punctuation errors.