iRubric: Theme Paragraph for Book rubric

The topic sentence is the first sentence in the paragraph. It is a clear statement of the paragraph content and is indented.

The topic sentence gives some clarity of the overall connectivity of the sentences present and is indented.

The topic sentence gives little evidence of a relevant topic connecting to the other sentences and is indented.

There is no topic sentence presented in the paragraph.

The paragraph's sentences begin with a transition word other than numerical transitional words. The first detail sentence starts with To begin with or to start with and the last sentence starts with Finally, In conclusion, ect and the other three supporting sentences start with transitional words that flow from one to the other.

The paragraph's sentences begin with a transition word other than numerical transitional words. The first detail sentence starts with To begin with or To start with and the last sentence starts with Finally, In conclusion, ect and the other three supporting sentences are missing no more than 2 transitional word.

The paragraph's sentences begin with a transition word other than numerical transitional words. The first detail sentence starts with To begin with or To start with and the last sentence starts with Finally, In conclusion, ect and the other three supporting sentences have no transitional words or they are awkwardly used.

The paragraph's sentences do not include any transitional words.

Writing demonstrates an understanding of proper grammar, capitalization, and use of punctuation throughout-no more than 4 errors total in these areas.. No spelling errors.

Writing contains one or two consistent grammatical errors, capitalization errors, or incorrect uses of punctuation-no more than 6 errors total in these areas. No more than four spelling errors.

Many sentences are characterized by grammatical errors, capitalization errors, or incorrect uses of punctuation-more than 8 errors total in these areas. Numerous simple spelling errors.

Writing does not use proper grammar, capitalization, or punctuation-more than 9 errors total in these areas. The number of spelling errors significantly detracts from the readability of the paragraph.