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5-Paragraph Essay Rubric

SLO Course Description: Students will demonstrate their knowledge of paragraph organization by writing a 5-paragraph essay utilizing the writing process of planning, organizing, writing, evaluating and revising. *Note: The first 5 criteria of this rubric have been duplicated from the the Steck-Vaughn GED Essay.

Rubric Code: W36CX7

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

LS 2C - 5 Paragraph Essay 100 %
	Advanced Reader understands and easily follows the writer’s expression of ideas. 1 pts	Basic Reader understands writer’s ideas. 1 pts	Below Basic Reader has some difficulty understanding or following the writer’s ideas. 1 pts	Far Below Basic Reader has serious difficulty identifying or following the writer’s ideas. 1 pts
Response to Prompt 15 pts	Advanced Presents a clearly focused main idea that addresses prompt. 15 Points	Basic Uses the writing prompt to establish a main idea. 12 points	Below Basic Addresses the prompt, though the focus may shift. 9 points	Far Below Basic Attempts to address prompt but with little or no success in establishing a focus. 2 Points
Development & Details 15 pts	Advanced Achieves coherent development with specific and relevant details and examples. 15 Points	Basic Has focused but occasionally uneven development; incorporates some specific detail. 12 Points	Below Basic Has some development but lacks specific details; may be limited to a listing, repetitions, or generalizations. 9 Points	Far Below Basic Demonstrates little or no development; usually lacks details or examples or presents irrelevant information. 2 Points
Conventions of English 10 pts	Advanced Consistently controls structure and the conventions of Edited American English (EAE). 10 Points	Basic Generally controls sentence structure and the conventions of EAE. 8 Points	Below Basic May demonstrate inconsistent control of sentence structure and the conventions of EAE. 6 Points	Far Below Basic May exhibit minimal or no control of sentence structure and the conventions of EAE. 4 Points
Spelling and Punctuation 10 pts	Advanced No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. 10 Points	Basic One to two grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. 8 Points	Below Basic Three to four grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors. 6 Points	Far Below Basic More than four grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. 4 Points