Topic Sentence 3

Well developed topic sentence Fully focused on topic Clear main idea

Detail Sentences
Main idea is fully supported 3 or more detail sentences All supporting ideas are relevant to the main idea

Conventions
CLEAR/CORRECT simple, compound, and/or complex sentences Infrequent, if any, errors in capitalization, punctuation Infrequent, if any, errors in spelling and subject/verb agreement Sentences are generally correct Few errors in capitalization, punctuation Few errors in spelling, subject/verb agreement Unclear/Incorrect sentences Frequent errors in capitalization, punctuation Frequent errors in spelling, subject verb agreement

Generally developed topic sentence Somewhat focused on topic Main idea is evident Undeveloped topic sentence Lack of focus on topic Main idea is unclear

Main idea is generally supported 2 detail sentences Some supporting ideas are relevant to the main idea Main idea is not supported 0-1 detail sentences No supporting ideas are relevant to the main idea