Language Arts

essay rubric
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Criteria
Points
4
3
2
1
 
Main/Topic Idea Sentences
Main/Topic idea sentences are clear, correctly placed, and are restated in the closing sentence. Main/Topic idea sentences are either unclear or incorrectly placed, and are restated in the closing sentence. Main/Topic ideas sentence are unclear and incorrectly placed, and re restated in the closing sentence. Main/Topic idea sentences are unclear and incorrectly placed, and are not restated in the closing sentence.
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Supporting Sentence(s)
Paragraph(s) have three or more supporting sentences that relate back to the main idea. Paragraph(s) have two supporting sentences that relate back to the main idea. Paragraph(s) have one supporting sentence that relate back to the main idea. Paragraph(s) have no supporting sentences that relate back to the main idea.
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Elaborating Detail Sentence(s)
Each supporting sentence has several elaborating detail sentences. Each supporting sentence has at least two elaborating detail sentences. Each supporting sentence has one elaborating detail sentence. Each supporting sentence has no elaborating detail sentence.
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Coherence

Ideas are very clear. Ideas are quite clear. Ideas are fairly clear. Ideas are not clear.
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Mechanics and Grammar
Paragraph has no errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.  Paragraph has one or two punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors. Paragraph has three to five punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors. Paragraph has six or more punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors.
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