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Name _______________________________________

Expository Paragraph Rubric

| |4 |3 |2 |1 |

|Introductory sentence |A creative introductory sentence made |An introductory sentence with some |A simple introductory sentence was |No introductory sentence was included |

| |the reader interested in reading the |creativity was included |included | |

| |paragraph | | | |

|Major and minor details |At least three major details supported|Two major details supported by minor |One major detail supported by minor |No major details supported by minor |

| |by minor details |details |details |details |

|Concluding sentence |A creative, clear, and interesting |A concluding sentence with some |A simple concluding sentence was |No concluding sentence was included |

| |concluding sentence was included |creativity was included |included | |

|Logical order/ organization |Information in paragraph was very |Information in paragraph was somewhat |Information in paragraph was poorly |Information in paragraph was not |

| |organized |organized |organized |organized |

|Language conventions |No capitalization, spelling, or |One to three capitalization, spelling,|Four to six capitalization, spelling, |More than six capitalization, |

| |punctuation errors |or punctuation errors |or punctuation errors |spelling, or punctuation errors |

Total Score: ___________

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