Paragraph+Grading+Rubrics

=Grading Rubric : Paragraph #2 -- Definition Paragraph=


 * __Grading Rubric: __** **//__Definition Paragraph __//**
 * ________ ****__Format (0-2 points) __**

-Clean copy, typed if possible, double spaced

-Title - (your own original title)

-Heading with name, class and date.

 ____________ **__Topic Sentence (0-3 points) __**

-Clear topic sentence which matches the assigned topic

-Topic sentences has a **topic ** + **controlling idea **


 * _______ __****__Organization and Development (0-15 points) __**

-Well-chosen examples and details for support

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-2-3 supporting details

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-Logical development of ideas

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-Transitions //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">(i.e. however, in addition, on the other hand...) //

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-Interesting concluding thought

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-Required length: 150-200 words

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">________ __** **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Grammar (0-15 points) __**

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-Complex sentences with few major errors*

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-Most errors are minor and do not affect __comprehensibility__ (Incorrect articles, prepositions/parts of speech are not major errors.)

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">*Some examples of major grammar errors are incomplete sentences, run-ons, wrong verb tense, sentence structure problems, many spelling errors on standard English vocabulary, comma splices. **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-Most errors relate to advanced grammatical features


 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">______ __****__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Vocabulary and Word Usage (0-5) __**

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> -Vocabulary is appropriate for this level of writing (not overly simple) and is used correctly most of the time.

**__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Draft 2: __** **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">________/5 __****<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> points ** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Draft 3: ______/ 5 points **
 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Draft 1: __** __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> ___ __ **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">/ __****__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">40 points __**

--- ** __ Grading Rubric : Paragraph #1: __ **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Paragraph Total = _________________ /50 points **

__Clean copy double spaced__ __Title - (your own original title)__ __Heading with name, class and date.__
 * _**__** Format (0-3 points) **__

___** Topic Sentence (0-3 points) **__ Clear topic sentence which matches the assigned topic Topic sentences has a **topic** + **controlling idea**

__** Organization and Development (0-6 points) **__ __Well-chosen examples and details for support__ __2-3 supporting details__ __Logical development of ideas__ __Transitions //(i.e. however, in addition, on the other hand...)//__ __Interesting concluding thought__ __Required length: 5-8 sentences__

__**_**** Grammar (0-10 points) **__ Complex sentences with few major errors* Most errors are minor and do not affect __comprehensibility__ (Incorrect articles, prepositions/parts of speech are not major errors.) Most errors relate to advanced grammatical features
 * Some examples of major grammar errors are incomplete sentences, run-ons, wrong verb tense, sentence structure problems, many spelling errors on standard English vocabulary, comma splices.**

__** Vocabulary and Word Usage (0-3) **__ __Contains vocabulary from the chapter__ __Vocabulary used correctly most of the time__

__** - Draft 1: **__**__/25 points__** __** - Draft 2: **__**_/10 points**
 * Paragraph Total _ /35 points **__