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Pearl Essay

In "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck, Kino had hopes of accomplishing many of his life's hopes and dreams with the sale of the "Pearl of the World" In this essay, each student should identify which hopes and dreams they would be able to acheive with $500,000 won in a lottery.

Rubric Code: Z99B39

By maryclough

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Five Paragraph Essay
	Great 4 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Intro. Paragraph	Great Intro=5-7sentences, grabs reader's by introducing the premise of the essay, identifies possible ways to use lottery money, gives clear thesis that tells the reader what hopes and dreams will be achieved .	Fair Intro = less than five sentences, introduces the premise of the essay, gives thesis tellin the reader what hopes and dreams will be acheived.	Poor does not give thesis, less than five sentences, does not grab reader's attention
1st Body Paragraph	Great 5-7 sentences , introductory sentence begins with a transition and clearly states the focus of the paragraph, strong supporting details, transitions are smooth, vocabulary is academic, keeps reader's attention	Fair less than five sentences, begins with a introductory sentence, somewhat smooth transitions, vocabulary needs work	Poor does not keep reader's attention, less than five sentences per paragraph, transitions are unclear
2nd Body Paragraph	Great 5-7 sentences , introductory sentence begins with a transition and clearly states the focus of the paragraph, strong supporting details, transitions are smooth, vocabulary is academic, keeps reader's attention	Fair less than five sentences, begins with a introductory sentence, somewhat smooth transitions, vocabulary needs work	Poor does not keep reader's attention, less than five sentences per paragraph, transitions are unclear
3rd Body Paragraph	Great 5-7 sentences , introductory sentence begins with a transition and clearly states the focus of the paragraph, strong supporting details, transitions are smooth, vocabulary is academic, keeps reader's attention	Fair less than five sentences, begins with a introductory sentence, somewhat smooth transitions, vocabulary needs work	Poor does not keep reader's attention, less than five sentences per paragraph, transitions are unclear
Conclusion Paragraph	Great thesis is present, five sentences, concludes paper clearly, vocabulary is academic	Fair thesis is present, less than five sentences, does not clearly conclude paragraph	Poor no thesis, less than five sentences, unclear conclusion of paper
Mechanics/Usage/Grammar	Great Very few mechanical problems in paper, no spelling errors, little or no grammar problems, paper is typed two pages, neat, on time	Fair some mistakes and spelling errors, could be slightly messy, less than two pages	Poor many mistakes, needs edited and revised, messy paper, late

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Five Paragraph Essay

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English

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