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The Giver 3-Paragraph Essay Rubric 
3-Paragraph Essay Rubric
Students will demonstrate their knowledge of paragraph organization by writing a 3-paragraph essay utilizing the writing process of planning, organizing, writing, evaluating and presenting the essay in relation to their reaction on the piece.
Rubric Code: FX994X6
By lazzari
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Subject: Education  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric 3-Paragraph Essay
  Effective

Reader understands and easily follows the writer’s expression of ideas.

5 pts

Adequate

Reader understands<BR>
writer’s ideas.

4 pts

Marginal

Reader occasionally has<BR>
difficulty understanding<BR>
or following the writer’s ideas.

3 pts

Below Marginal

Reader has difficulty identifying or following the writer’s ideas.

2 pts

Inadequate

1 pts

Response to Prompt

Effective

Presents a clearly focused topic addressing one of the two response choices.
Adequate

Uses the assigned topic to establish a main idea addressing one of the two response choices.
Marginal

Addresses the assigned topic, though the focus may shift addressing the student's response choice.
Below Marginal

Attempts to address assigned topic but with little or no focus.
Inadequate

Does not attempt to address assigned topic.
Organization/Use of Evidence

Effective

Establishes a clear and logical organization with well developed evidence from the book.
Adequate

Uses an identifiable
organizational plan that incorporates evidence from the book.
Marginal

Shows some evidence of an organizational plan and evidence.
Below Marginal

Fails to organize ideas, has very little evidence.
Inadequate

Contains no organization, ideas or evidence.
Word Choice

Effective

Exhibits varied and precise word choice.
Adequate

Exhibits appropriate word choice.
Marginal

Exhibits a narrow range of word choice, often including
inappropriate selections.
Below Marginal

Exhibits little variety of word usage, words are redundant.
Inadequate

Exhibits weak and/or
inappropriate words.
Spelling and Punctuation

Effective

No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.
Adequate

One to two grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.
Marginal

Three to four grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.
Below Marginal

Four to six grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
Inadequate

More than six grammatical, spelling, or punctuational erros
Style

Effective

Essay has an interesting introductory statement that clearly states the focus, and an interesting conclusion that restates the main ideas.
Adequate

Essay has an introductory statement that states the focus, and a conclusion that restates the main ideas.
Marginal

Introductory statement is unclear or does not state the main ideas. Conclusion does not restate the main ideas.
Below Marginal

Essay lacks either an introductory statement OR a conclusion.
Inadequate

Essay lacks both an introductory statement and a conclusion.



Keywords:
  • writing, 3-paragraph, essay



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