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1
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2
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3
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4
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Cause and Effect
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No examples are included
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Includes one example of the relationship between cause and effect
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Includes two examples of the relationship between cause and effect
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Includes three examples of the relationship between cause and effect; uses details
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Topic Sentence
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No topic sentence
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The topic sentence states the main idea
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The topic sentence states the main idea; gives details
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The topic sentence is stated; interesting to the reader; gives details
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Logical Order/ Organization
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Information in paragraph is not organized
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Information in paragraph is poorly organized; no details
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Information in paragraph is somewhat organized; few details
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Information in paragraph is very organized; supporting details
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Grammar: Spelling and Punctuation
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More than four errors in grammar and spelling.
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Three or four errors in grammar or spelling.
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One or two errors in grammar or spelling.
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No errors in grammar, spelling is correct.
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Concluding Sentence
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No concluding sentence
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Restates the topic sentences, no details, and is weak.
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Restates the topic sentence, includes some details, and is not interesting.
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Restates the topic sentence,include details, the statement is strong and interesting
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Total---->
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