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Paragraph Structure 
Paragraph Structure and Organization
The paragraph will be evaluated on structure and organization.
Rubric Code: ZX3BW28
By fotini
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric PARAGRAPH WRITING
State and support what you feel about a topic in a well structured paragraph.
  4

Your writing was VERY clear - you state and support your ideas well.

4 pts

3

Your writing was MOSTLY clear - some confusion about what you mean or weak supporting information.

3 pts

2

Your writing WASN'T VERY CLEAR - there is confusion about what the controlling idea is, and sentences were not , logically ordered.

2 pts

1

Your writing NEEDS MORE WORK - let's go through this again.

1 pts

TITLE/INDENT

Did you add a strong title AND indent your paragraph?
4

A catchy title AND indenting are completed.
3

A weak title AND indenting are completed.
2

Either a title OR indenting is missing.
1

There is NO title OR indenting in paragraph.
TOPIC SENTENCE (Main idea)

Is the topic of the paragraph and controlling thought CLEAR?
4

Your topic sentence is CLEAR and connected to the controlling idea that you will be writing about.
3

You have a topic sentence that is MOSTLY CLEAR and connected to what you will be writing about.
2

You have a topic sentence that is SOMEWHAT CLEAR and connected to what you will be writing about.
1

You have a topic sentence that is NOT CLEAR and HARD TO UNDERSTAND. It is not clear what you will be writing about.
DETAILS (Related Sentences)

Did you use FACTS/EXAMPLES/REASONS to support your main idea and did you elaborate on them?
4

You have 7+ sentences with examples/reasons and details to support your examples/reasons.
3

5 to 6 sentences with facts/examples/ reasons and detils to support the examples/reasons.
2

3 to 4 sentences with facts/examples and detils to support the reasons/examples.
1

0 - 2 sentences with facts/examples and details to support the reasons/exaples.
ORGANIZATION

Are your sentences in a logical order and is the paragraph easy to understand?
4

The sentences within your paragraph are clearly ordered and can be read easily.
3

There is some order to the sentences within your paragraph, but one or two are misplaced.
2

There are problems with order in your sentences.
1

There is no clear order to your sentences.
CONCLUDING SENTENCE

How can you summarize everything you said in your paragraph? (Hint: Rewrite your topic sentence)
4

Concluding sentence restates the topic sentence in another way and is creative and strong.
3

A concluding sentence is included but it could have been stronger.
2

The concluding sentence only remotely relates to the topic.
1

Concluding sentence is NOT THERE or NOT CLEAR.
GRAMMAR/SPELLING

Have you used WOW words and checked your punctuation (including capital use)?
4

There is a good use of sentence openers, interesting vocabulary, punctuation and spelling are correct.
3

Most spelling and punctuation is correct, some interesting vocabulary is used.
2

Some punctuation and interesting vocabulary is used. There are spelling errors.
1

Little punctuation and simple vocabulary is used. There are spelling errors.



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