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iRubric: Five Paragraph Informative Essay Rubric

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Five Paragraph Informative Essay Rubric Five Paragraph Informative Essay Rubric Five Paragraph Informative Essay scoring rubric. Rubric Code: KX56W54 By Mfurash Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, Undergraduate

Criteria for Essay
	Excellent 8 pts	Good 6 pts	Fair 4 pts	Poor 2 pts
Introduction/Thesis Statement	Excellent Very well developed introduction & thesis statement. They engage the reader and create interest.	Good The introduction & thesis statement create interest and are fairly well developed.	Fair The introduction & thesis statement either do not give accurate and complete information, or they lack detail and creativity.	Poor The introduction & thesis statement do not grab the reader's attention and/or give incorrect information.
Body Paragraph 1 Topic Sentences & Supporting Details	Excellent Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence Details in the essay are clear and specific, and there are enough details to help the reader see and understand the author's ideas. Concrete sense language is used effectively.	Good Paragraph contains a topic sentence that relates to the idea being described. Details are clear and specific.	Fair Paragraph doesn't contain topic sentences that relate to the idea being described. There are details, but they are not very clear or specific, or there are not enough of them to allow the reader to follow the progression of the thought process.	Poor There is no apparent topic sentence. Details are either wrong or lacking. They do not seem to relate to the idea presented.
Body Paragraph 2 Topic Sentences & Supporting Details	Excellent Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence Details in the essay are clear and specific, and there are enough details to help the reader see and understand the author's ideas. Concrete sense language is used effectively.	Good Paragraph contains a topic sentence that relates to the idea being described. Details are clear and specific.	Fair Paragraph doesn't contain topic sentences that relate to the idea being described. There are details, but they are not very clear or specific, or there are not enough of them to allow the reader to follow the progression of the thought process.	Poor There is no apparent topic sentence. Details are either wrong or lacking. They do not seem to relate to the idea presented.
Body Paragraph 3 Topic Sentences & Supporting Details	Excellent Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence Details in the essay are clear and specific, and there are enough details to help the reader see and understand the author's ideas. Concrete sense language is used effectively.	Good Paragraph contains a topic sentence that relates to the idea being described. Details are clear and specific.	Fair Paragraph doesn't contain topic sentences that relate to the idea being described. There are details, but they are not very clear or specific, or there are not enough of them to allow the reader to follow the progression of the thought process.	Poor There is no apparent topic sentence. Details are either wrong or lacking. They do not seem to relate to the idea presented.
Conclusion	Excellent The concluding paragraph effectively unifies the essay. It makes a point about the ideas presented that is creative and interesting.	Good The concluding paragraph effectively unifies the essay, but it does not make a very interesting point about the ideas presented.	Fair The concluding paragraph relates a conclusion to the ideas presented, but it does little to unify the essay.	Poor There is no apparent conclusion or point made about the ideas presented.
Organization/Structure	Excellent Logical progression of details with a clear structure that enhances the essay. The transitions are appropriate and used very effectively to indicate the time order of the steps.	Good Logical progression of details. Transitions are present, but they do not enhance the overall effectiveness of the essay.	Fair Organization is clear. Some transitions are present, while others are either inappropriate or missing.	Poor No discernible organization. Transitions are not present.
Style: sentence flow, tone, and word choice.	Excellent Writing is smooth, skillful, and coherent. Sentences are strong and expressive with varied structure. Consistent and appropriate tone and word choice is used throughout the essay. Vivid sense language is used to create clear images.	Good Writing is clear and sentences have varied structure. There is consistent tone and word choice is appropriate.	Fair Writing is clear, but sentences may lack variety. The tone is inconsistent and word choice, while adequate, does not clearly explain the ideas presented.	Poor Writing is confusing and hard to follow. Contains fragments and/or run-on sentences. The tone and purpose is inconsistent and difficult to determine. The word choice is inadequate and the central idea is not explained.
Effort	Excellent The students followed all of the directions. The students excellent effort into the project.	Good The students followed most of the directions.The students put good effort to this project .	Fair The students followed some of the directions.More effort was needed to have a better finish for this product.	Poor The students failed to follow directions. The students put minimal to no effort into their work.
Enter Title Neatness
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Spelling	Excellent Spelling is generally correct.	Good Some spelling errors.	Fair Several spelling errors.	Poor Many spelling errors.
Title Page	Excellent The Title Page is properly formatted with all of the information required with no errors	Good The Title Page is mostly formatted properly and contains most of the information required with few errors.	Fair The Title Page is poorly formatted, some information is omitted. Could be neater.	Poor The Title Page is poorly formatted and is missing key information, contains errors in spelling and is messy.
Works Cited	Excellent The Page is properly formatted with all of the information required with no errors	Good The Page is mostly formatted properly and contains most of the information required with few errors.	Fair The Page is poorly formatted, some information is omitted. Could be neater.	Poor The Title Page is poorly formatted and is missing key information, contains errors in spelling and is messy.
Mechanics	Excellent Punctuation and formatting is generally correct with little or no errors	Good Some errors in punctuation or formatting.	Fair Several errors in punctuation or formatting.	Poor Many errors in punctuation or formatting.

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