Responding to Text in Paragraph Form
Name: ___________________ Teacher:
Date : ___________________ Title of Work: ___________________
 
Criteria
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Main/Topic Idea Sentence
Main/Topic idea sentence is unclear and incorrectly placed, and is not restated in the closing sentence.
Main/Topic idea sentence is unclear and incorrectly placed, and is restated in the closing sentence.
Main/Topic idea sentence is either unclear or incorrectly placed, and is restated in the closing sentence.
Main/Topic idea sentence is clear,correctly placed, and is restated in the closing sentence.
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Supporting Detail Sentences
Paragraph(s) have no supporting detail sentences that relate back to the main idea.
Paragraph(s) have one supporting detail sentence that relates back to the main idea.
Paragraph(s) have two supporting detail sentences that relate back to the main idea.
Paragraph(s) have three supporting detail sentences that relate back to the main idea.
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Elaborating Detail Sentence(s)
Each supporting detail sentence has no elaborating detail sentence.
Each supporting detail sentence has one elaborating detail sentence.
Each supporting detail sentence has at least two elaborating detail sentences.
Each supporting detail sentence has three or more elaborating detail sentences.
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Vocabulary
Student was not able to identify word to replace with higher level vocabulary.
Student was able to identify 1-2 words to replace with higher level vocabulary.
Student was able to identify 3-4 words to replace with higher level vocabulary.
Student was able to identify 5 or more words to replace with higher level vocabulary.
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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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