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EG060 First Paragraph

A paragraph is a group of sentences developing one topic. This rubric will assess how well students develop the topic and support main ideas within a written paragraph.

Rubric Code: J37C8C

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

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Paragraph Writing Dev English: Write with intended purpose.
	3 (N/A)	2 (N/A)	1 (N/A)
Topic Sentence	3 Topic is stated clearly within a complete topic sentence	2 One topic is presented by supporting sentences, but there is not a complete topic sentence.	1 Topic is unclear.
Topic Support	3 All sentences support main idea / topic sentence.	2 There is at least one sentence that does not support the topic sentence / main idea.	1 There is no clear support for any idea.
Sentence Order	3 The sentences within your paragraph are clearly ordered and can be read easily.	2 There is some order to the sentences within your paragraph, but one or two are misplaced.	1 There is no clear order to your senteces
Summary/Conclusion	3 Paragraph is concluded with a complete sentence that summarizes your topic.	2 Conclusion is present but is not presented within a complete sentence.	1 Summary/Conclusion is unclear, is not present, or paragraph stops abruptly.
Mechanical / Spelling Errors	3 Contains 2 or less mechanical errors and no spelling errors	2 Contains 4 or less mechanical errors and 1 spelling errors	1 Contains more than 4 mechanical errors and more than 1 spelling errors.
Presentation	3 Indented, double spaced, 1-inch margins all around, proper heading per syllabus. Prewrite & first draft are included.	2 Lacks 1-2 criteria.	1 Lacks more than 2 criteria.