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Body Paragraph

Paragraph

This is a rubric for evaluating a SINGLE paragraph written by EFL college students.

Rubric Code: R223B88

By savvyedu1

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5, 9-12, Undergraduate

Paragraph rubric
	Excellent 2 pts	Average 1 pts	Poor 0.5 pts
Topic Sentence	Excellent Topic sentence is engaging (attention-getting) and well-developed: telling the reader what she will learn about in the rest of the paragraph.	Average Topic sentence may be incomplete. It expresses one part of what the reader will learn about in the rest of the paragraph.	Poor Topic sentence is missing or faulty. Topic sentence does not make sense, and does not state what is being defined in the paragraph.
Cohesion and Coherence	Excellent Ideas are well-connected. Evidence/details are organized logically. Writing is smooth and makes sense. Sentences are strong and express ideas with varied structure and connectors. Transitional words and conjunctions are appropriate. Concrete examples and details with Thorough explanations that relate to the topic.	Average Some ideas are not well-connected. Writing may not be smooth, or make sense. Some ideas may not be well-connected. Some transitional words and conjunctions are missing or misused. Some sentences are not strong, some lack variety. Examples and details relate to the topic and some explanation is included.	Poor Details are not well-connected, lack order. <BR> Writing is confusing and hard to follow. Contains fragments and/or run-on sentences. Transitional words and conjunctions are either missing or misused.
Grammar	Excellent Fewer than 4 errors in grammar. Correct use of word order, articles, verb tense, subject-verb agreement, etc.	Average Between 5-9 errors in grammar. Inconsistent use of word order, articles, verb tense, subject-verb agreement, etc.	Poor More than 10 grammatical mistakes. Poor use of word order, articles, verb tense, subject-verb agreement, etc.
Spelling	Excellent Fewer than 3 errors in spelling,	Average Between 5-9 errors in spelling.	Poor More than 10 spelling errors.
Punctuation and Capitalization	Excellent Fewer than 3 errors in punctuation and capitalization.	Average Between 5-9 errors in punctuation and capitalization.	Poor 10 or more errors in punctuation and capitalization.