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IQBAL Paragraph Structure and Organization

Paragraph Structure and Organization

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Rubric Code: DX2BA2A

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

PARAGRAPH WRITING
	Wow Your writing was VERY clear 4 pts	Good Your writing was MOSTLY clear 3 pts	OK Your writing WASN'T VERY CLEAR 2 pts	Needs Work Your writing NEEDS MORE WORK 1 pts
PAGE PERFECT Did you add a strong title AND indent your paragraph?	Wow Meets all "page perfect" criteria: Title and name are clearly visible, paragraphs are neatly typed.	Good Meets most "page perfect" criteria: Title and name are clearly visible, paragraphs are neatly typed.	OK Meets some "page perfect" criteria: Title and name are clearly visible, paragraphs are neatly typed.	Needs Work Meets no "page perfect" criteria: Title and name are clearly visible, paragraphs are neatly typed.
TOPIC SENTENCE (Main idea) What is the most important idea you want to talk about in your paragraph?	Wow Your topic sentence is CLEAR and connected to what you will be writing about.	Good You have a topic sentence that is MOSTLY CLEAR and connected to what you will be writing about.	OK You have a topic sentence that is SOMEWHAT CLEAR and connected to what you will be writing about.	Needs Work You have a topic sentence that is NOT CLEAR and HARD TO UNDERSTAND. It is not clear what you will be writing about.
DETAILS (Related Sentences) Did you use FACTS/EXAMPLES/REASONS to support your main idea and did you elaborate on them?	Wow You have 5 to 6 (grade 6) or 6 to 7 (grade 7) sentences with facts/examples/reasons and details to support your examples/reasons for each paragraph.	Good You have 3 to 4 (grade 6) or 4 to 5 (grade 7) sentences with facts/examples/reasons and details to support your examples/reasons for each paragraph.	OK You have 2 to 3 (grade 6) or 3 to 4 (grade 7) sentences with facts/examples/reasons and details to support your examples/reasons for each paragraph.	Needs Work You have 0 to 2 (grade 6) or 1 to 3 (grade 7) sentences with facts/examples/reasons and details to support your examples/reasons for each paragraph.
ORGANIZATION Are your sentences in a logical order and is the paragraph easy to understand?	Wow The sentences within your paragraph are clearly ordered and can be read easily.	Good There is some order to the sentences within your paragraph, but one or two are misplaced.	OK There are problems with order in your sentences.	Needs Work There is no clear order to your sentences.
CONCLUDING SENTENCE How can you summarize everything you said in your paragraph? (Hint: Rewrite your topic sentence)	Wow Concluding sentence restates the topic sentence in another way and is creative and strong.	Good A concluding sentence is included but it could have been stronger.	OK The concluding sentence only remotely relates to the topic.	Needs Work Concluding sentence is NOT THERE or NOT CLEAR.

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topic sentences and supporting main ideas

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Writing

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