Paragraph Scoring Guide

4 = Cohesive Paragraph
Paragraph contains all elements including a topic sentence, a minimum of three detail sentences and a solid clincher sentence. The paragraph shows evidence of understanding of content and contains examples of each point written.

3 = Solid Paragraph
Paragraph contains all elements including a topic sentence, a minimum of three detail sentences and a clincher sentence. The paragraph shows some evidence of understanding and contains some examples.

2 = Developing Paragraph
Paragraph contains some of the elements of a paragraph including a topic sentence and a few details. The paragraph shows little evidence of understanding and may contain an example.

1 = Needs Help
Paragraph contains elements that are unclear to the reader. It contains few examples and shows little understanding of content.

0 = No Paragraph
Paragraph was not complete or not turned in.

Grading Scale:
4 = A
3 = B
2 = C
1 = D
0 = F