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Reason Why Paragraph

Reasons Why Paragraph scoring rubric would work well with Special Education students. It breaks down what is needed in your Reason Why Paragraph and includes the other requirements for sound writing.

Rubric Code: K24C2W9

By Demumar

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Paragraph
	Minimal 1 pts	Basic 2 pts	Profiecient 3 pts	Advanced 4 pts
Topic Sentence	Minimal The topic sentence does not introduce a topic and it may not be a complete sentence.	Basic Topic sentence introduces the topic but it either does not give accurate or complete information.	Profiecient Writer has a clear beginning. Topic sentence creates interest and is fairly well developed. But while it covers the subject, it is not very engaging.	Advanced Very well developed topic sentence. It engages the reader and creates interest. It covers the writer's topic idea and includes how many reasons they will talk about.
Supporting Details	Minimal Details are either wrong or lacking. The details do not fit the writer's topic. Has 0-1 detail sentences. There is no reason why for the 1 detail.	Basic There are 2 details, but they are not clear, specific, and vivid. They may or may not include the why part.	Profiecient The 3 details are clear and specific. They include partial reason why.	Advanced There are 3 or more details in the paragraph that are clear and specific, and there are enough details. They all include reason why.
Conclusion Sentence	Minimal There is no concluding sentence.	Basic The concluding sentence relates somewhat of a conclusion that restates the topic sentence.	Profiecient The concluding sentence restates in the topic sentence word for word.	Advanced The concluding sentence is the last sentence of the paragraph. It is a clear statement that repeats key words from the topic sentence but it is not word for word.
Organization/Structure	Minimal No organization. Details are either missing or not in any order.	Basic The details are in an order, but the author does not stick to one pattern in the paragraph.	Profiecient Most of the details are in a clear order and the author sticks to one pattern.	Advanced The details are in a clear order and the author sticks to one pattern:.
Transition Words	Minimal No transition words are present.	Basic There are transition words but the words are not used properly.	Profiecient There are only 1 or 2 transition words present.	Advanced There are 3 or more appropriate transition words present.
Grammar and Spelling	Minimal Distracting and more than 5 errors in grammar and spelling	Basic 4-5 errors in grammar and spelling that while distracting, the meaning and intent of the paragraph can still be discerned.	Profiecient 2-3 errors in grammar and spelling but they do not detract from the overall meaning and effectiveness of the paragraph.	Advanced No more than one error in grammar and spelling.
Capitalization and Punctuation	Minimal Writer made more than 5 errors in capitalization and punctuation	Basic Writer makes 4-5 errors in capitalization and punctuation	Profiecient Writer makes 2-3 errors in capitalization and punctuation	Advanced No more than one error in capitalization and punctuation.

Keywords:

Reasons Why Paragraph, rubric, writing components

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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