PARAGRAPH GRADING SHEET
NAME: DATE
CRITERION SCORE
Possible Earned
FORMAT
There is a title, which is centered 2
The paragraph is typed in Times New Roman size 12 font 3
The heading is correct, and is single-spaced 2
The first sentence is indented 2
The paragraph is double-spaced 2
New sentences continue on the same line as the previous sentence. 2
TOTAL 11
MECHANICS
Punctuation is correct 3
Capitalization is used correctly, including in the title 3
Spelling is correct 3
TOTAL 9
CONTENT
The paragraph fits the assignment 10
The paragraph is interesting to read 5
TOTAL 15
ORGANIZATION
The paragraph has a topic sentence with a good controlling idea 10
The paragraph has at least 5 supporting sentences 5
The paragraph has a concluding sentence 3
Sentences in the paragraph all belong (“Unity”) 5
Sentences are in a logical order 5
Transition words are used 2
TOTAL 30
GRAMMAR AND SENTENCE STRUCTURE
There is correct subject-verb agreement; verb tenses are used correctly 5
There are no sentence fragments or run-on sentences 5
Sentence variety is used 5
Other: 5
Other: 5
TOTAL 25
VOCABULARY
Words are used correctly; appropriate academic vocabulary is used 5
Personal pronouns and slang are avoided 5
TOTAL 10
Total Points 100
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