Paragraph Composition
Name: ___________________ Teacher:
Date : ___________________ Title of Work: ___________________
 
Criteria
Points
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Topic Sentence Starter: "If I were to ask ten questions to the wisest person..."
No evidence of the sentence starter.
Topic sentence starter is not correctly placed and is not restated in the closing sentence.
Topic sentence starter is correctly placed and is not restated in the closing sentence.
Topic sentence starter is correctly placed and restated in the closing sentence.
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Paragraph has ten questions and ten lines or more.
No evidence of questions and less than three sentences.
Paragraph has less than ten questions and less than ten lines or more.
Paragraph has less than ten questions and ten lines or more.
Paragraph has ten questions and ten lines or more.
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Legibility
Writing is not legible.
Writing is not legible in places.
Marginally legible handwriting or printing.
Legible handwriting or printing.
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Mechanics and Grammar
Paragraph has six or more punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors.
Paragraph has three to five punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors.
Paragraph has one or two punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors.
Paragraph has no errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
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Supporting and Elaborate Detail Sentences
Sentences demonstrate no reflection of what student has learned in social studies class.
Sentences demonstrate little reflection of what student has learned in social studies class.
Sentences are somewhat reflective of what student has learned in social studies class.
Sentences are very reflective of what student has learned in social studies class.
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