Rubrics for Evaluation of Paragraphs
Effective Acceptable Needs some improvement
REMARKS
(12-15)
Main/Topic idea sentence
Main/Topic is clear, correctly placed,
Idea Sentence and is restated in the
closing sentence.
The paragraph contains
Supporting
three or more supporting
Detail
detail sentences that relate
Sentence(s)
back to the main idea.
The paragraph contains
linkers that have been
used appropriately. It
Mechanics,
contains no errors in
Grammar
punctuation,
capitalization, and
spelling.
Needs to learn basics MARKS
(9-12) (6-9) (1.5-3) (15)
Main/Topic idea sentence Main/Topic idea
Main/Topic idea sentence
is either unclear or sentence is unclear and
is unclear and incorrectly
incorrectly placed, and is incorrectly placed, and 6
placed, and is restated in
restated in the closing is not restated in the
the closing sentence.
sentence. closing sentence.
The paragraph contains The paragraph has no
The paragraph contains one
two supporting detail supporting detail
sentence that relates back 4.5
sentences that relate back sentences that relate
to the main idea.
to the main idea. back to the main idea.
Linkers used in the
More linkers need to be
paragraph are acceptable. The paragraph contains
used in the paragraph. The
The paragraph contains six or more punctuation,
paragraph has three to five 4.5
one or two punctuation, capitalization, and
punctuation, capitalization,
capitalization, and spelling errors.
and spelling errors.
spelling errors.