Planning a Topic Sentence

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Identify the text, "Name It", in topic sentence.
Doesn't identify subject, genre, title, and/or author in first part of sentence.
Identifies only one of the following: subject, genre, title, and/or author in first part of the sentence.
Identifies at least two of the following: subject, genre, title, and/or author in first part of the sentence.
First part of the sentence is completely identified.
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Select a verb, " Verb It", for middle part of the topic sentence.
Doesn't include a verb in middle part of the sentence.
Chooses the wrong verb in the middle of the sentence.
Chooses the correct verb for the middle of the sentence, but tense may be incorrect.
Verb in the middle part of the sentence agrees with "Name It" part of the sentence.
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Complete your sentence with the main idea of the chapter/story. This is the "Finish It" portion of the topic sentence.
Ending of the sentence doesn't contain the main idea of the chapter/story.
Ending of the sentence contains a main idea that is not related to the chapter/story.
Ending of the sentence contains a main idea of the chapter/story that contains errors.
Ending of the sentence contains a main idea of the chapter/story with no mistakes.
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