Single Paragraph Rubric

Text Title: Date:

1 2 3 4 Points

Topic *Topic *Topic *Topic *Clear topic

Sentence Sentence Sentence Sentence sentence
(Main Idea) Unclear Unclear Unclear OR *Correctly
*Incorrectly *Incorrectly *Incorrectly Placed
Placed Placed OR placed OR *Re-worded in
*Not re- *Not Re- *Not closing
worded in worded in Reworded in sentence
closing closing closing
sentence sentence sentence

Supporting *No *One *Two *Three

Details supporting supporting supporting supporting
(Citing details that detail that details that details that
Textual relate to the relates to the relate to the relates to the
Evidence) main ides main idea main idea main idea

Explanation *None of the *One of the *Two of the *Three of the

Sentence(s) supporting supporting supporting supporting
details details contains details details contain
contain an an explanation contain an an explanation
explanation sentence explanation sentence
sentence sentence

Mechanics *Paragraph *Paragraph has *Paragraph *Paragraph

and has 6 or more 3 to 5 has 1 to 3 has no
Grammar punctuation, punctuation, punctuation, punctuation,
capitalization, capitalization, capitalization, capitalization,
and spelling and spelling and spelling or spelling
errors errors errors errors

Organization *Paragraph is *Paragraph is *Paragraph is *Paragraph is

organized organized with organized organized with
with 3 or less 4 or 5 with 6 or all 8
components components in 7components components in
in the correct the correct in the correct the correct
order order order order

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