Paragraph Grading Criteria: Poor Fair Good Very Good Excellent. TOPIC SENTENCE: The paragraph begins with a sentence that makes a clear and focused point appropriate for a paragraph. P F G VG E SUPPORT: The paragraph's body contains examples, facts, and/or details that show or explain the meaning of the topic sentence to a reader. P F G VG E SPECIFIC, VIVID DETAILS : The paragraph includes enough detail to show important ideas to the reader. P F G VG E UNITY: The paragraph’s examples and details stick to supporting the topic sentence. P F G VG E REPETITION / FLUFF: The paragraph is free of needlessly repeated ideas, or ideas that don’t help show the meaning of the topic sentence to a reader. Yes No CONCLUDING SENTENCE: The paragraph ends with a concluding sentence that captures the point of the paragraph in a fresh way. P F G VG E STYLE: Sentences are easy to understand. P F G VG E FORMAT: The format matches the “Paragraph Format” handout (in course menu). P F G VG E EDITING: The paragraph is free of proofreading errors. P F G VG E *Grade: * To receive this grade, make changes based on my comments to your draft and correct errors indicated with highlighting or an editing mark (see below); then re-send using “Send Assignment.” Please use the word “corrected” along with the name of the assignment. Please indicate your corrections by using blue text so that I can easily see the changes you’ve made. To change the color of text, select the text (letters and/or punctuation) and select the font color icon to select a color. Editing Marks: These marks indicate errors in your paper that must be corrected to get credit for the assignment. Click the link to review information about the error indicated. Then correct your error. Once all errors are corrected. Re-submit your paper with the word “corrected” in the file name and the subject line of your message. (Example: “Corrected Ritual Paragraph.”) If you need help correcting errors, please see me or a tutor for help. <ad = adjective or adverb <pa = paragraphing <ap = apostrophe <pr = prepositions <ca = capitalization <pc = pronoun case <cn = count nouns <pn = pronouns <co = comma <pp participle <cc = comma w/ coordinating <pu = Punctuation error conjunction <qm = quotation marks <cw = confused words <ro = run on or comma splices <dm = dangling modifier <sp = spelling <fr = fragment <sv = subject verb agreement <hy = hyphen use <vt = verb tense <ll = parallel structure <vc = verb tense consistency <nu = numbers <iv = Irregular verb .