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Five Paragraph Essay Rubric

Rubric to be used to assess a five paragraph essay at the high school level. It is adapted from another rubric I found.

Rubric Code: ZXXA957

By sbriggs09

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 9-12

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	Exceeds Standard 5 pts	Meets standard 3 pts	Partially Meets Standard 2 pts	Attempted but does not meet the sta 1 pts	Not attempted 0 pts
Introduction (Organization)	Exceeds Standard There is a well-focused Thesis Statement that introduces the essay ad clearly addresses all elements of the outline.	Meets standard Introduction clearly states the main topic, adequately addressing the elements of the outline.	Partially Meets Standard Introduction is somewhat clear, but only partially addresses the elements of the outline.	Attempted but does not meet the sta Introduction does not address the elements of the outline.	Not attempted No introduction is present.
Support for Thesis (details)	Exceeds Standard Each body paragraph contains a topic sentence and relevant, telling, quality concrete details that give the reader important information that goes beyond the obvious or predictable. All supporting details serve to prove the thesis statement.	Meets standard Each body paragraph contains a topic sentence that is adequately supported by relevant concrete details. Most supporting details serve to prove the thesis statement.	Partially Meets Standard Topic sentence is stated in some body paragraphs. Supporting details are relevant but some key issues are unsupported. Support for the thesis statement is weak.	Attempted but does not meet the sta Topic sentence is weak. Supporting details and information are typically unclear or not related to the topic. There is a seemingly random collection of information. Thesis statement lacks proof.	Not attempted No topic sentence is present OR no concrete details are present. The paragraph contains no facts, details or examples.
Commentary	Exceeds Standard Essay contains explanation, analysis, discussion, comparison and/or contrast that demonstrates mastery and depth of understanding.	Meets standard Essay contains explanation, analysis, discussion, comparison and/or contrast that logically supports the concrete details.	Partially Meets Standard Essay contains explanation, analysis, discussion, comparison and/or contrast that is weak, incomplete, or partially doesn't make sense.	Attempted but does not meet the sta Essay contains explanation, analysis, discussion, comparison and/or contrast that is off topic or completely doesn't make sense.	Not attempted No commentary is present. The paragraph contains no attempt to explain, discuss, analyze, evaluate, compare and/or contrast the factual information (concrete details) is present.
Conclusion (Organization)	Exceeds Standard The conclusion is strong and logical; provides a clear answer to the question, "So what?" (see outline)	Meets standard The conclusion is logical and adequately answers the question, "So what?"	Partially Meets Standard The conclusion is logical but does not answer the question, "So what?"	Attempted but does not meet the sta Conclusion is illogical.	Not attempted There is no clear conclusion, the paper just ends.
Mechanics	Exceeds Standard The essay contains no error in grammar, spelling, capitalization or punctuation.	Meets standard The essay contains 1 or 2 errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization or punctuation.	Partially Meets Standard The essay contains 3 or 4 errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization or punctuation.	Attempted but does not meet the sta The essay is readable, but contains 5 or more errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization or punctuation.	Not attempted The essay is unreadable because of errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization or punctuation.

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Social Sciences

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