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Expository Paragraph, Grades 2-3

Guidelines for scoring a stand alone expository paragraph.

Rubric Code: UC9747

By kacie58

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

Expository Writing
	Well Below 1 pts	Developing Proficiency 2 pts	Meets with Proficiency 3 3 pts	Meets with Excellence 4 pts	Score (N/A)
Main Idea 4 pts Is prompt restated into a topic sentence?	Well Below Main idea/Topic Sentence is not present or is unclear.	Developing Proficiency Main Idea/Topic Sentence is present but does not restate the topic.	Meets with Proficiency Main Idea/Topic Sentence is present and clearly written.	Meets with Excellence The Main Idea/Topic Sentence is a clear restating of the topic.	Score
Supporting details 4 pts Does each detail support, or tell more about the topic?	Well Below The details do not support the main idea.	Developing Proficiency Some of the details support the main idea, but there are some that do not.	Meets with Proficiency Each detail supports the main idea but there are no follow up sentences.	Meets with Excellence Each detail supports, or tells more about the topic. Follow up sentences provide additional support.	Score
Logical order 4 pts Does the order of the supporting details make sense?	Well Below The paragraph contains 6 or more errors in usage, spelling and mechanics most of which are distracting to the reader.	Developing Proficiency The paragraph contains 3 to 5 errors in usage, spelling and mechanics, some of which are distracting to the reader.	Meets with Proficiency The paragraph contains 1 or 2 errors in usage, spelling and mechanics, but they are not distracting to the reader.	Meets with Excellence The paragraph contains no more than two errors. There is nothing in the spelling, usage or mechanics that is distracting to the reader.	Score
Conclusion 4 pts Does the conclusion restate the topic in a new way to tie the details together?	Well Below There is no conclusion. The paragraph just ends without summing up, or restating the topic. It doesn't tie the the details together.	Developing Proficiency There is an attempt at a conclusion, but it doesn't restate the topic, or tie the details together.	Meets with Proficiency The conclusion sums up the topic, by restating it, but it does tie the details together.	Meets with Excellence The conclusions does an excellent job of summing up, or restating the topic and tieing the details together.	Score
Total Points 16 pts	Well Below	Developing Proficiency	Meets with Proficiency	Meets with Excellence	Score