iRubric: Informative Paragraph Rubric

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Informative Paragraph Rubric Informative Paragraph Rubric (Grade 4) Informative Paragraph scoring rubric. Rubric Code: RXB8855 By Mongoboy8 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Criteria for Paragraph
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Topic Sentence Topic sentence	Excellent Very well developed topic sentence. They engage the reader and grabs interest.	Good The topic sentence creates interest and is fairly well developed.	Fair The topic sentence lacks detail and creativity	Poor The topic sentence is not developed or focused
Detail sentences Supporting details	Excellent Each sentence contains transition words, and sentence variety.	Good Some sentences contains transition words and sentence variety	Fair Few sentences contain transition words and sentence variety	Poor No sentences contain transition words and sentence variety
Concluding Sentence	Excellent The concluding sentence effectively ties the paragraph together and makes and interesting point.	Good The concluding sentences effectively ties the paragraph together, but does not make an interesting point.	Fair The concluding sentence does not tie the paragraph together.	Poor There is no apparent conclusion or point made about the process.
Mechanics Spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization	Excellent Spelling, grammar, punctuation, is generally correct.	Good Some spelling, grammar , and punctuation errors.	Fair Several spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.	Poor The paragraph was not edited.