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Paragraph Writing Paragraph Writing Third graders are expected to learn the conventions of constructing a simple paragraph, with a main idea and details which support the main idea. Rubric Code: X53853 By bfisher Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Paragraph Writing
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Proper Heading	Poor Student demonstrates no understanding of the proper heading required on a paper.	Fair Student demonstrates little understanding of the proper heading required on a paper.	Good Student demonstrates partial understanding of the proper heading required on a paper.	Excellent Student demonstrates total understanding of the proper heading required on a paper.
Sentence Mechanics	Poor Lack of mechanics leaves the piece difficult to understand.	Fair There are more than 3 mistakes with capitalization and punctuation.	Good There are 3 or less mistakes with capitalization and punctuation.	Excellent There are no mistakes capitalization and punctuation.
Sentence Structure	Poor There is a lack of either subject or predicate in the sentences. There may be run-on sentences. Little sense can be made of the piece.	Fair There are less than 3 mistakes with sentence structure.	Good All sentences are complete thoughts.	Excellent All sentences are complete thoughts which contain elaboration and show a creative side - they show the writer's "voice".
Paragraph Structure	Poor The writer does not convey any meaningful, on topic, message.	Fair The writing is on topic, but lacks a main idea sentence and 5 or more detail sentences.	Good The writing is on topic, but does not contain a main idea sentence.	Excellent The main idea is presented, along with 5 or more detail sentences.
Penmanship	Poor Little care is used with penmanship. Letters may not be correctly formed. There may be no spacing between words. There may be reversals. It is difficult, or impossible to read.	Fair Penmanship is rather neat. There may be a few reversals, or incorrect letter formation, but still readable.	Good Care is used with penmanship. Spacing is adequate, and the piece is easily read.	Excellent Extreme care is used with penmanship. The piece has the look of a more mature writer.