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College Prep: Paragraph Structure

A paragraph is a group of sentences developing ONE OVERARCHING THOUGHT. This rubric will assess how well students develop that thought and support it within a written paragraph.

Rubric Code: R8X522

By thomasons

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

PARAGRAPH WRITING
	4 Extremely Clear Reader easily follows the progression of my thoughts without having to stop and ask, "Where am I? What is this saying? Why is this sentence/detail included?" 3 pts	3 Mostly Clear The reader follows my thought progression, but has to ask one of the questions "Where am I? What is this saying? Why is this sentence/detail included?" 2 pts	2 Mostly Unclear Reader has to ask two of the questions: "Where am I? What is this saying? Why is this sentence/detail included?" 1 pts	1 Close to No Clarity Reader asking all of the following questions: "Where am I? What is this saying? Why is this sentence/detail included?" 0.5 pts
TOPIC SENTENCE (Main idea) 1 pts What is the most important idea you want to talk about in your paragraph?	4 Extremely Clear Your topic sentence is CLEAR and tells the reader what it is that you will be discussing in the following sentences.	3 Mostly Clear Your topic sentence is MOSTLY CLEAR, but needs to be more specific/broader/more clearly connected to the following sentences	2 Mostly Unclear Your topic sentence is SOMEWHAT CLEAR and connected to the following sentences.	1 Close to No Clarity It is not clear what you will be writing about in your paragraph.
SENTENCE ORDER 1 pts Are my sentences in good order? Does one follow from the next?	4 Extremely Clear The sentences within your paragraphs are in LOGICAL ORDER, and the reader can EASILY FOLLOW your thought process. You do the work, not the reader.	3 Mostly Clear The sentences within your paragraphs are mostly in LOGICAL ORDER, and the reader can FIGURE OUT your thought process. You do some work but leave some to the reader.	2 Mostly Unclear There is SOME ORDER in your sentences, but the reader has to work very hard to detect it.	1 Close to No Clarity There is NO CLEAR, LOGICAL ORDER to your sentences, no matter how hard the reader works to figure it out.
EVIDENCE/SUPPORT 1 pts Did you use FACTS/EXAMPLES/REASONS to support your main idea?	4 Extremely Clear ALL sentences following the topic sentence provide EVIDENCE/EXAMPLES/REASONS that support your topic sentence.	3 Mostly Clear SOME sentences provide facts/examples/reasons to support the topic sentence. Reader asks one of the following: "Why? How so? How does he know that? Who says?"	2 Mostly Unclear FEW sentences provide facts/examples/reasons to support the topic sentence. Reader asks two of the following: "Why? How so? How does he know that? Who says?"	1 Close to No Clarity NO sentences provide facts/examples/reasons to support the topic sentence. Reader asks two or more of the following: "Why? How so? How does he know that? Who says?"
CONCLUDING SENTENCE 1 pts How can you summarize the main idea of your paragraph? (Hint: This should look very similar, but not identical to, your topic sentence).	4 Extremely Clear Concluding sentence: 1. reminds the reader of overarching idea of paragraph; 2. FURTHER CLARIFIES the overarching idea of the paragraph.	3 Mostly Clear Concluding sentence: 1. reminds the reader of the overarching idea of the paragraph. Reader says: "I can repeat the main idea but I don't feel more knowledgeable on the topic.	2 Mostly Unclear Concluding sentence: 1. references the overaching idea, but does so indirectly. Reader says: "I THINK I can repeat the main idea, but I'm not sure if I'll be right.	1 Close to No Clarity Concluding sentence: 1. is lacking. Reader says: I have no idea as to what the writer was trying to say.
MECHANICS 1 pts Spelling, grammar, and sentence structure.	4 Extremely Clear No mistakes.	3 Mostly Clear 1-3 mistakes in the areas of: Spelling Grammar Punctuation Sentence Structure	2 Mostly Unclear 4-5 mistakes in the areas of: Spelling Grammar Punctuation Sentence Structure	1 Close to No Clarity 6 or more mistakes in the areas of: Spelling Grammar Punctuation Sentence Structure

Keywords:

topic sentences and supporting main ideas

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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