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Paragraph Writing Rubric 
Rubric for Descriptive Elementary Paragraph Writing
Rubric Code: Q8W8CB
By cquillen1964
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: (none)

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  EXCELLENT

4 pts

GOOD

3 pts

ALMOST

2 pts

NEEDS WORK

1 pts

WRITING PROCESS

EXCELLENT

Students completed all 5 steps in writing process.
1. Prewrite
2. Rough draft
3. Revise
4. Edit
5. Publish
GOOD

Students completed 4 out of 5 steps in the writing process.
ALMOST

Students completed 3 out of 5 steps in the writing process.
NEEDS WORK

Students completed 0 to 2 steps in the writing process.
TOPIC SENTENCE

EXCELLENT

Main topic is clearly stated in a complete opening sentence with correct sentence structure.
GOOD

Main topic is stated in an opening but sentence structure is not correct.
ALMOST

Main topic is not clearly stated but sentence structure is correct.
NEEDS WORK

Main topic is not clearly stated. Sentence structure is not correct.
CONTENT

EXCELLENT

Student has written at least 3 supporting details AND all sentences are on topic.
GOOD

Student has written at least 2 supporting detail sentences and both are on topic.
ALMOST

Student has written at least 2 supporting details sentences BUT only 1 sentence is on topic.
NEEDS WORK

Student has attempted to write supporting details sentences BUT none are on topic.
VOCABULARY

EXCELLENT

Paragraph correctly uses 5 assigned curricular vocabulary words.
GOOD

Paragraph correctly uses 4 assigned curricular vocabulary words.
ALMOST

Paragraph correctly uses 2-3 assigned curricular vocabulary words.
NEEDS WORK

Paragraph has less than 2 vocab words and/or words are not used correctly.
FOCUS CONVENTIONS

EXCELLENT

Paragraph has 0 errors in FOCUS CONVENTIONS:
1. Beginning capitalization.
2. Proper noun capitalization.
3. Ending punctuation.
GOOD

Paragraph has 1-2 errors in FOCUS CONVENTIONS.
ALMOST

Paragraph has 3-5 errors in FOCUS CONVENTIONS.
NEEDS WORK

Paragraph has more than 5 errors in FOCUS CONVENTIONS.



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