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How To Paragraph

The students will write a How To paragraph describing their EDITH plan. (Fire Safety)

Rubric Code: A67383

By jfeuerbach

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

How To Paragraph
	Beginning Steps 1 pts	Nearing Proficiency 2 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Advanced 4 pts
Conventions	Beginning Steps There are more than 6 mistakes in spelling, grammar or sentence structure.	Nearing Proficiency There are 3-6 spelling, grammar or sentence structure mistakes in the final format.	Proficient There are 1-3 spelling, grammar or sentence structure mistakes in the final format.	Advanced There are no Spelling, Grammar or Sentence Structure mistakes in the final format.
Paragraph format	Beginning Steps The writer did not indent and the paragraph is hard to read. They did not have a topic sentence.	Nearing Proficiency The writer did not indent and the paragraph is a little hard to read. The topic sentence does not really introduce the topic.	Proficient The writer did not indent but the paragraph has a nice flow.They have a topic sentence that could be a little more interesting.	Advanced The writer has indented and has written a catchy topic sentence. The topic sentence clearly states the main idea.
Description of Process	Beginning Steps The steps are not clear or in order.	Nearing Proficiency There are 1-3 steps in the How To paragraph. However, they are not clear to the reader.	Proficient There are 4-5 steps in the How To paragraph. Some steps could have been a little more clear.	Advanced There are 5-7 steps in the How-To paragraph. The steps are clear and specific.
Use of Sequence Words	Beginning Steps The writer did not use any sequence words. The steps are very confusing to the reader.	Nearing Proficiency The writer used very few sequence words in this paragraph. There was a tendancy to repeat the same words. The steps are somewhat confusing.	Proficient The writer used some sequence words while writing the How To paragraph. There was a tendancy to repeat the same words. The steps were mostly clear.	Advanced The writer used a variety of sequence words in their How To paragraph. The steps were clear and easy to understand.
Concluding Sentence.	Beginning Steps The How To paragraph did not have a concluding sentence.	Nearing Proficiency The writer atempted to conclude the paragraph but did not restate the topic.	Proficient The writer used a concuding sentence to bring the paragraph to a close.	Advanced The writer concluded the How To paragraph by restating the topic and leaving a sense of closure.