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Three Paragraph Essay Rubric

Three paragraph essay scoring rubric--Baptism Report, 7th grade Religion

Rubric Code: WX439CC

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Criteria for Essay
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Introduction with clear purpose Clear explanation of the sacrament. Demonstrates understanding of the key concepts of baptism.	Excellent Very well developed introduction that engages the reader and creates interest. Contains key concepts discussed in the text, discussion, and video; overview is clear.	Good The introduction creates interest and is fairly well developed. But while it contains and/or introduces the sacrament, it is not very engaging; although, it does cover the topic.	Fair The introduction states the sacrament, but it either does not give accurate and complete information about the key concepts, or it lacks detail and clarity.	Poor The introduction does not introduce the sacrament with any real degree of student understanding. No clarity as to the concepts covered.
Body Paragraph Topic Sentences & Supporting details 1) story of own baptism 2) research outlining how other Christian denominations baptize.	Excellent The paragraph contains a clearly focused topic sentence that relates to the topic selected. Details in the essay are clear and specific, and there is enough evidence to help the reader see and understand the event or research. Language is used effectively.	Good The paragraph contains a topic sentence that relates to the topic chosen. Details are clear and specific, and can be followed well enough to understand the described event or researched topic.	Fair The paragraph contains topic sentences that relate to the topic selected. There are details, but they are not very clear or specific, or there are not enough of them to allow the reader to follow along.	Poor There is no apparent topic sentence.Details are either wrong or lacking. They do not seem to relate to the selected topic.
Concluding Thoughts Answers the questions, "Why do we baptize?" Explanation of sacrament's significance.	Excellent The concluding paragraph effectively unifies the essay. It makes a point about the main/key concept and is creative, interesting and well summarized.	Good The concluding paragraph effectively unifies the essay, but it does not make a very clear point about the significance of the sacrament.	Fair The concluding paragraph relates a conclusion to the topic, but it does little to unify the essay around the main/key concept.	Poor There is no apparent conclusion or point made about the sacrament and its significance.
Grammatical Convention	Excellent Entire report is free of grammatical errors in spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure. Spacing is correct after punctuation.	Good Majority of the report is free of grammatical errors in spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure. Spacing is correct after punctuation almost always.	Fair 50% of the report is free of grammatical errors in spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure. Spacing is mostly correct after punctuation.	Poor Report is riddled with errors in spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure. Errors in format spacing throughout the report.
Style: sentence flow, tone	Excellent Writing is smooth, skillful, and coherent. Sentences are strong and expressive with varied structure. Consistent and appropriate tone and word choice is used throughout the essay. Vivid sense language is used to create clear images of the sacrament.	Good Writing is clear and sentences have varied structure. There is consistent tone and word choice is appropriate for the description of the sacrament.	Fair Writing is clear, but sentences may lack variety. The tone is inconsistent and word choice, while adequate, does not clearly explain the process.	Poor Writing is confusing and hard to follow. Contains fragments and/or run-on sentences. The tone and purpose is inconsistent and difficult to determine. <BR> The word choice is inadequate and the process is not explained.

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English

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