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NewsELA Paragraph NewsELA Paragraph Rubric Code: EXBBB63 By pblizel Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assessment Grade Levels: 6-8

NewsELA
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Main Idea	Poor The main idea is unclear or missing and doesn't answer the focus question.	Fair The main idea is briefly stated or isn't the paragraphs main focus and/or doesn't answer the focus question.	Good The main idea is the paragraph's central focus and answers the focus question.
Evidence	Poor Lacking or missing evidence to support the main idea.	Fair The evidence supports the main idea but does not have proper citation (no quotation marks).	Good The evidence helps prove the main idea AND is properly quoted from the text (with quotation marks).
Analysis	Poor Even though there's evidence to support the main idea, there's no explanation of how and why the evidence supports the main idea.	Fair Explanation of how the evidence supports the main idea, but doesn't explain WHY it supports the main idea.	Good Explanation of how the evidence supports the main idea AND why it supports the main idea.
Last Thought	Poor Missing concluding sentence and the main idea is not restated.	Fair Main idea is restated but missing a concluding sentence strengthening the main idea.	Good Main idea is restated and concluding sentence strengthens and supports the main idea.