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Informative Paragraph Rubric Code: B23X264 By olives4fsu Ready to use Private Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Informative Paragraph
	Emerging Skills 1 pts	Developing Skills 2 pts	Meets Skills 3 pts
Staying on Topic (W3.2)	Emerging Skills I did not stay on topic choosing facts that were not relevant to my topic.	Developing Skills II was close to staying on topic and choose two out of three facts that were relevant to my topic.	Meets Skills I stayed on topic throughout and choose facts that were relevant to my topic.
Developing Topic with Facts (W3.2)	Emerging Skills I did not include any facts to develop my point. I only included opinions in my paragraph to develop my point.	Developing Skills I included two out of three facts to develop my point. I included one opinion in my paragraph.	Meets Skills I included facts to develop my point.
Introduction (W3.2)	Emerging Skills I did not provide a topic sentence.	Developing Skills My topic sentence did not introduce the topic.	Meets Skills I provided an opening that introduced my topic.
Closing (W3.2)	Emerging Skills I did not provide a closing sentence.	Developing Skills My closing sentence did not relate to the topic.	Meets Skills I provided a closing sentence that restated my topic sentence/main idea of the paragraph.
Use of Capitalization (L3.2)	Emerging Skills I did not capitalize appropriate words in my paragraph.	Developing Skills I did capitalize the first letter of the first word in the sentence but did not capitalize other appropriate words in my sentences. -or- I did not capitalize the first letter of the first word in the sentence but did capitalize other appropriate words in my sentences.	Meets Skills I did capitalize all appropriate words in my paragraph.
Use of Punctuation	Emerging Skills I did not use punctuation at the end of my sentences with a period, exclamation point or question mark.	Developing Skills I did not use correct punctuation at the end of my sentences i.e. asking a question but using a period instead of a question mark.	Meets Skills I did correct use punctuation at the end of my sentences with a period, exclamation point or question mark.
Writing in complete sentences (L3.1)	Emerging Skills I did not write in compete sentences. My sentences did not have a subject or a verb.	Developing Skills	Meets Skills I did write in compete sentences. My sentences had a subject and a verb.
Organization (W3.2)	Emerging Skills My information is unorganized and difficult to follow.	Developing Skills My information is well organized but difficult to follow.	Meets Skills My information is well organized and easy to follow.