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    Rubric For A Five-Paragraph Essay

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    The document provides a rubric for evaluating four-paragraph essays across several criteria including development of ideas, content, focus, organization, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. The rubric rates essays on a scale from poor to excellent in each criteria, describing the characteristics of essays that would receive each rating. For example, for development of ideas an essay rated as poor would not be focused on the topic while an excellent essay would keep the reader's attention with great generation of ideas focused on the topic.

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    Rubric For A Five-Paragraph Essay

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    The document provides a rubric for evaluating four-paragraph essays across several criteria including development of ideas, content, focus, organization, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. The rubric rates essays on a scale from poor to excellent in each criteria, describing the characteristics of essays that would receive each rating. For example, for development of ideas an essay rated as poor would not be focused on the topic while an excellent essay would keep the reader's attention with great generation of ideas focused on the topic.

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    The document provides a rubric for evaluating four-paragraph essays across several criteria including development of ideas, content, focus, organization, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. The rubric rates essays on a scale from poor to excellent in each criteria, describing the characteristics of essays that would receive each rating. For example, for development of ideas an essay rated as poor would not be focused on the topic while an excellent essay would keep the reader's attention with great generation of ideas focused on the topic.

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    Rubric For A Five-Paragraph Essay

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    The document provides a rubric for evaluating four-paragraph essays across several criteria including development of ideas, content, focus, organization, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. The rubric rates essays on a scale from poor to excellent in each criteria, describing the characteristics of essays that would receive each rating. For example, for development of ideas an essay rated as poor would not be focused on the topic while an excellent essay would keep the reader's attention with great generation of ideas focused on the topic.

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    Four-Paragraph Essay Rubric

    Standard Descriptor

    B1 Can write short, simple essays on topics of interests.

    Poor Fair Good Excellent Total


    Criteria
    (4) (6) (8) (10)

    Development of The writing is not The writing is The writing is The writing is
    ideas focused on the topic. related to the topic generally focused focused on the topic.
    Reader has difficulty but does not have a on the topic. Great generation of
    Content identifying the clear focus. ideas that keeps the
    purpose of the essay. Details are present reader’s attention.
    Focus Details are not clear. but not developed.

    Organization is not There is little Organization is Clear organization.


    Organization clear. No beginning organization. appropriate. Details are in order.
    or ending. Details are not in
    Order of Good introduction Introductory, body,
    order. Beginning
    paragraphs and conclusion. and concluding
    and ending are
    adequate but not The paper seems paragraphs, are
    outstanding. complete. excellent.

    Word choice Limited range of Words and Language is Adequate language.


    words. vocabulary may be appropriate. Good Coherent sentences.
    Appropriate correct but could be use of vocabulary. The writing is
    language, Inappropriate use of improved. interesting to read.
    vocabulary words.

    Word Order

    Difficult to follow or Some strange Easy flow and The sentences are
    read aloud. No constructions. rhythm. well constructed.
    Sentence Fluency
    transition words. No Common simple Complete sentences
    rhythm or flow. pattern used. Good variety in connected to one
    Transition words,
    length and structure. another.
    sentence structure,
    rhythm, flow
    The writing has
    rhythm and flow.

    Conventions Parts of speech show Inconsistent There are a few Uses consistent
    lack of agreement. agreement between errors in grammar, agreement between
    Capitalization, Numerous errors parts of speech. spelling, parts of speech. No
    Spelling, distract the reader Limited control of punctuation and errors in spelling,
    punctuation, and make the text conventions. capitalization. punctuation,
    subject-verb difficult to read. capitalization.
    agreement

    Adapted from: http://www.teacherplanet.com/pdf/6TraitsParagraph.pdf?

    ref=rubrics4teachers

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