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What Your Room Says About You!

Expository Paragraph

Rubric Code: N5272A

By kileykelly

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Expository Paragraph Guidelines for scoring an expository paragraph
	Excellent 10 pts	Good 8 pts	Fair 7 pts	Poor 6 pts
Main Idea Is prompt restated into a topic sentence?	Excellent The Main Idea is a clear restating of the prompt.	Good Main Idea is present and clearly written.	Fair Main Idea is present but does not restate the prompt.	Poor Main idea is not present or is unclear.
Supporting details Does each detail support, or tell more about the topic?	Excellent Each detail supports, or tells more about the topic. follow up sentences provide additional support.	Good Each detail supports the main idea but there are no follow up sentences.	Fair Some of the details support the main idea, but there are some that do not.	Poor The details do not support the main idea.
Transitions (Linking words) Do linking words, or transition words, connect details so that the paragraph reads smoothly?	Excellent Transitions are present and effectively dierect readers from one example to the next. They exhibit sophistication on the part of the writer.	Good Transitions are present and direct readers from one example to the next though not to the level of excellent. They may be basic and/or confusing.	Fair Transitions are present but do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next. They may be basic and/or cofusing.	Poor Transitions are not present or do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next.
Logical order Does the order of the supporting details make sence?	Excellent The paragraph is developed in a logical order appropriate to the writer's purpose and readers needs.	Good Most of the paragraph is presented in a logical order, and readers should have little trouble following the supporting details.	Fair The writer attempts to develop the paragraph in a logical order, but some of the paragraph may be presented in an order readers may find confusing.	Poor The supporting details within the paragraph as a whole are not developed in a logical order.
Word Choice Does the writer use vocabulary, target words appropriate to the paragraph?	Excellent Word usage is appropriate for the essay and reflects sophistication on the part of the writer. Five of the target used all used appropriately.	Good Word usage is appropriate but only uses two or three of the target words are used.	Fair Some of the target words are used appropriately, while others are used inappropriately.	Poor Word usage is inappropriate to the paragraph. The target words were used incorrectly or not at all.
Conclusion Does the conclusion restate the topic in a new way to tie the details together?	Excellent The conclusions does an excellent job of summing up or restating the topic and tieing the details together.	Good The conclusion sums up the topic, by restating it, but it does tie the details together.	Fair There is an attempt at a conclusion, but it doesn't restate the topic or tie the details together.	Poor There is no conclusion the paragraph just ends without summing up or restating the topic. It doesn't tie the the details together.
Grammar and Mechanics Does the paper indicate that the writer has control of the rules of spelling, grammar and mechanics	Excellent The paragraph contains no errors. There is nothing in the spelling, usage or mechanics that is distracting to the reader.	Good The paragraph contains 1 or 2 errors in usage, spelling and mechanics, but they are not distracting to the reader.	Fair The paragraph contains 3 to 5 errors in usage, spelling and mechanics, some of which are distracting to the reader.	Poor The paragraph contains 6 or more errors in usage, spelling and mechanics most of which are distracting to the reader.

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Expository

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English

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