| Objectives | Low Performance | Average | Exemplary Performance |
| Topic Sentence |
0points No topic sentence. |
1point Topic sentence does not give reader enough information about the paragraph. |
2points Topic sentence gives reader a good idea of what will be discussed in the paragraph. |
| Supporting Sentences |
0points Supporting sentences do not relate to the topic sentence. |
1point Supporting sentences relate to the topic sentence. |
2points Supporting sentences relate to the topic sentence and use detail. |
| Ending Sentence |
0points No ending sentence. |
1point Ending sentence repeats topic sentence often using the same words. |
2points Ending sentence summarizes paragraph without using same words as topic sentence. |
| Content |
0points Sentences do not make sense or do not relate to the topic at all. |
1point Sentences make sense but may not all relate to the topic. |
2points Sentences make sense and all sentences relate to topic sentence. |
| Sequence |
0points No sequence or illogical sequence is used. |
1point A basic sequence is used but 1-2 sentences are out of order. |
2points A sequence is used and all sentences follow logical order. |
| Paragraph Indent |
0points No paragraphs are indented. |
1point Paragraphs are indented at least 50% of the time. |
2points Paragraphs are always indented |
| Spelling |
0points More than 5 words are misspelled. |
1point 2-4 words are misspelled. |
2points 0-1 words are misspelled. |
| Mechanics |
0points More than 5 errors are made in capitalization and punctuation. |
1point 2-4 errors are made in capitalization and punctuation. |
2points 0-1 errors are made in capitalization and punctuation |
| Subject Verb Agreement |
0points More than 3 errors in subject verb agreement occur. |
1point 2-3 errors in subject verb agreement occur. |
2points 0-1 errors in subject verb agreement occur. |
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