Explanatory Paragraph Writing Rubric

2 1 0 The paragraph has a Paragraph has The introductory clear statement that There is no an introductory statement is unclear introduces the clear introductory statement. or unfocused. focus. statement. There are three distinct There are two Paragraph has and informative facts distinct and There is one or less three that support the focus informative facts that fact present to support explanatory within the body of the support the focus the focus of the facts. paragraph. within the body of the paragraph. paragraph. There are three cited There are two cited There is one or less Paragraph has examples of evidence examples of evidence cited example of cited evidence from the text to from the text to evidence from the text from the text. support the focus of support the focus of to support the focus of the paragraph. the paragraph. the paragraph. Paragraph has a The paragraph has a concluding clear concluding The concluding statement There is no concluding statement. statement. is unclear or unfocused. statement.

Paragraph has an introductory statement. The paragraph has a clear statement that introduces the clear focus.

The introductory statement is unclear or unfocused.

There is no introductory statement.

Paragraph has three explanatory facts. There are three distinct and informative facts that support the focus within the body of the paragraph. There are two distinct and informative facts that support the focus within the body of the paragraph.

There is one or less fact present to support the focus of the paragraph.

Paragraph has cited evidence from the text. There are three cited examples of evidence from the text to support the focus of the paragraph. There are two cited examples of evidence from the text to support the focus of the paragraph. There is one or less cited example of evidence from the text to support the focus of the paragraph. Paragraph has a concluding statement. The paragraph has a clear concluding statement.

The concluding statement is unclear or unfocused.

There is no concluding statement.