iRubric: Townspeople Project - Written Portion rubric

7-8 sentences per paragraph, transitions are smooth, vocabulary is accurate, keeps reader's attention. Each paragraph gives 2 or 3 details supporting points made in thesis statement.

Somewhat smooth transitions, vocabulary needs work. Only 1 detail supporting points in thesis statement.

Transitions are unclear. No details. Paragraphs are off topic and follows no logical order.

Very few mechanical problems in paper, no spelling errors, correct verb and pronoun agreement, paper is formatted properly, great sentence structure

Some mistakes and spelling errors, confusing format, some verb and pronoun agreement problems, fair sentence structure.

Many spelling mistakes, needs to be edited and revised extensively, messy format, poor structure