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TERM:
WRITING ASSIGNMENT:

Topic Sentence EXCELLENT GOOD ALMOST NEEDS WORK

Main topic is clearly Main topic is stated Main topic is not Main topic is not
stated in a in an opening clearly stated but clearly stated.
complete opening sentence but sentence structure Sentence structure
sentence with sentence structure is correct. is not correct.
correct sentence is not correct.
structure.

Content EXCELLENT GOOD ALMOST NEEDS WORK

Student has Student has covered Student has covered Student has covered
covered all the nearly all the 50% of the required only 1 of the
required items. required items. items. required items.

Organization EXCELLENT GOOD ALMOST NEEDS WORK

Paragraph has a Paragraph is Paragraph is Paragraph is missing

topic sentence, missing either the missing both topic both topic and
detail sentences in topic sentence or sentence and concluding
a logical order, and concluding concluding sentences and the
a concluding sentence. Details sentence. Details details are not in a
sentence. are in a logical are in a logical logical order.
order. order.

Spelling EXCELLENT GOOD ALMOST NEEDS WORK

There are 0-2 There are 3-4 There are 5-6 There are more than
spelling errors. spelling errors. spelling errors. 6 spelling errors.

Grammar & EXCELLENT GOOD ALMOST NEEDS WORK

Punct./Capt.
Paragraph has 0-2 Paragraph has 3-4 Paragraph has 5-6 Paragraph has more
errors in errors in errors in than 6 errors in
punctuation, punctuation, punctuation, punctuation,
capitalization, and capitalization, and capitalization, and capitalization, and
noun-verb noun-verb noun-verb noun-verb
agreement. agreement. agreement. agreement.