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Main Idea and Supporting Details Rubric 
Rubric Code: N2XC72A
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Subject: English  
Type: Reading  
Grade Levels: K-5

Powered by iRubric Main Idea/ Supporting Details
  EXCELLENT

4 pts Include all of the components of a main idea and supporting details.

4 pts

GOOD

3 pts Includes most of the componenets of a main idea and supporting details

3 pts

FAIR

2 pts Includes very few of the components of a main idea and details

2 pts

NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

1 pt Includes none of the components of a main idea and details.

1 pts

Main Idea

Does the paper contain a clear main idea?

EXCELLENT

Student response is complete, specific, and correct.
GOOD

Student response is accurate, but not complete.
FAIR

Student response gives details instead of main idea.
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

Student response is not correct, but is attempted.
Supporting Detail

Do the details contained in the paper support the main idea?

EXCELLENT

Student response includes at least 2 key details from the passage that support the main idea of the passage.
GOOD

Student response includes at least 2 details with at least one key detail from the passage that supports the main idea of the passage.
FAIR

Student response includes 2 details which does not support the correct main idea.
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

Student response includes one detail that does not support the main idea.
Punctuation

Does the sentence contain the appropriate ending and other punctuation?

EXCELLENT

The sentence contains the correct ending punctuation. Commas and other punctuation marks are used correctly.
GOOD

The sentence contains correct ending punctuation. There are 1-2 errors in comma and other punctuation marks.
FAIR

The sentence does not contain correct ending punctuation. There are 3-4 errors in comma and other punctuation marks.
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

The sentence contains no ending punctuation. Commas and other punctuation marks are not used.
Capitalization

Do all sentences begin with a capital and all proper nouns are capitalizes?

EXCELLENT

All sentences begin with a capital.

All proper nouns begin with a capital.
GOOD

There is one sentence that does not start with a capital.

There are no more then two errors in punctuation with proper nouns.
FAIR

There are two sentence that do not start with a capital.

There are no more than four errors in punctuation with proper nouns.
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

There are more than two sentences that do not start with a capital.

There are more then four errors in punctuation with proper nouns.
Complete Sentence

Are sentences a complete thought and do they make sense and apply to the topic?

EXCELLENT

All sentences are a complete thought.

All sentences make sense and apply to the topic.
GOOD

There is one sentence that is a fragment.

There is one sentence that does not make sense and/or does not apply to the topic.
FAIR

There are two sentences that are fragments.

There are two sentences that do not make sense and/or do not apply to the topic.
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

There are more then two sentence that are fragments.

There are more then two sentences that do not make sense and/or do not apply to the topic.




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