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5-Paragraph Essay Rubric

Students will demonstrate their knowledge of paragraph organization by writing a 5-paragraph essay utilizing the writing process of planning, organizing, writing, evaluating and revising. *Note: the assigned topic is about a favourite season.

Rubric Code: F62A57

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

5-Paragraph Essay
	Level 4 Reader understands and easily follows the writer’s expression of ideas. 4 pts	Level 3 Reader understands writer’s ideas. 3 pts	Level 2 Reader occasionally has difficulty understanding or following the writer’s ideas. 2 pts	Level 1 Reader has difficulty identifying or following the writer’s ideas. 1 pts
Response to Prompt	Level 4 Presents a clearly focused main idea that addresses assigned topic.	Level 3 Uses the assigned topic to establish a main idea. Thesis statement may be weak.	Level 2 Addresses the assigned topic, though the focus may shift.	Level 1 Attempts to address assigned topic but with little or no success in establishing a focus.
Development & Details	Level 4 Achieves coherent development with many specific and relevant details and examples	Level 3 Has focused but occasionally uneven development; incorporates some specific details and examples	Level 2 Has some development but lacks specific details; shows too many, repetitative phrases, or generalizations.	Level 1 Demonstrates little development; usually lacks details or examples or presents irrelevant information.
Conventions of English	Level 4 Essay shows consistent use of appropriate sentence structure and the conventions of English.	Level 3 Essay shows appropriate use of sentence structure and the conventions of English almost all of the time.	Level 2 May demonstrate inconsistent use of appropriate sentence structure and the conventions of English.	Level 1 May exhibit minimal use of appropriate sentence structure and the conventions of English.
Word Choice	Level 4 Exhibits varied and precise word choice.	Level 3 Exhibits appropriate word choice.	Level 2 Exhibits a narrow range of word choice, often including inappropriate selections.	Level 1 Exhibits little variety of word usage, words are redundant.
Spelling and Punctuation	Level 4 No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.	Level 3 One to two grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.	Level 2 Three to four grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.	Level 1 Four to six grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
Style	Level 4 Essay has an interesting introductory statement that clearly states the focus, and an interesting conclusion that restates the main ideas.	Level 3 Essay has an introductory statement that states the focus, and a conclusion that restates the main ideas.	Level 2 Introductory statement is unclear or does not state the main ideas. Conclusion does not restate the main ideas.	Level 1 Essay lacks either an introductory statement OR a conclusion.

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English

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