iRubric: Five Paragraph Essay Rubric New Deal

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Transitions are used
- Contains text evidence that begins with a sentence starter and supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Transitions are used
- Contains text evidence that begins with a sentence starter and supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences

Contains text evidence, but evidence is not strong but is lacking one of the components listed above

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Transitions are used
- Contains text evidence that begins with a sentence starter and supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentence

Evidence was attempted but not fully explained or is lacking two of the components listed above.

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Transitions are used
- Contains text evidence that begins with a sentence starter and supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences

Paragraph is lacking three of the components listed above or no attempt at evidence was used.

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Transitions are used
- Contains text evidence that begins with a sentence starter and supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Transitions are used
- Contains text evidence that begins with a sentence starter and supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences

Contains text evidence, but evidence is not strong but is lacking one of the components listed above

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Transitions are used
- Contains text evidence that begins with a sentence starter and supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentence

Evidence was attempted but not fully explained or is lacking two of the components listed above.

- Paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence
- Transitions are used
- Contains text evidence that begins with a sentence starter and supports the main idea of the paragraph.
- 2 details/explanations are included that fully explain how the evidence is relevant
- Paragraph ends with closing sentences

Paragraph is lacking three of the components listed above or no attempt at evidence was used.