Rubric for a Well-Written Paragraph |
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Items |
Unsatisfactory |
Satisfactory |
Very Good |
Excellent |
Tone |
The tone is inappropriate for the writing purpose. |
The tone shifts from formal to informal and is not consistent. |
The tone shifts occasionally from formal to informal, or vice versa. |
The appropriate tone is used consistently. |
Opening sentence |
The sentence is incomplete and does not state the main idea. |
The sentence is complete, but does not state the main idea. |
The sentence is complete and adequately states the main idea. |
The sentence is complete and clearly states the main idea. |
Supporting sentences |
Some sentences are incomplete or run-on and do not support the main idea. |
Some sentences are incomplete or run-on, but support the main idea. |
Most sentences are complete and support the main idea. |
All sentences are complete and support the main idea. |
Closing sentence
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The sentence is incomplete and does not sum up |
The sentence is complete, but does not sum up the paragraph. |
The sentence is complete and adequately sums up the paragraph. |
The sentence is complete and clearly sums up the paragraph. |
Organization of ideas |
Ideas in the paragraph are disorganized and do not support the main idea, causing |
A few ideas in the paragraph do not support the main idea or are out of place, causing a confusion of meaning. |
Ideas in the paragraph support the main idea, but could be organized more clearly. |
Ideas flow in the paragraph and clearly support the main idea, creating meaning. |
Vocabulary or word usage |
Some inappropriate vocabulary is used and some words are used in the wrong context. |
Some words are used in the wrong context. |
All words are used appropriately. |
All words are used appropriately and there is evidence |
Grammar |
There are many errors in grammar. |
There are some errors in grammar. |
There are only a few errors in grammar. |
There are no errors in grammar. |
Spelling, capitalization, |
There are many errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. |
There are some errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. |
There are only a few errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. |
There are no errors in spelling, capitalization, or punctuation |