7.3 Problem-and-Solution Summary Paragraph Rubric

Student’s Name: ______

Inventor’s Name: ______

Put your initials in the box that represents the quality of your work and total your rubric score.

Criteria / 4 / 3 / 2 / 0 / Score
Ideas / Writer begins with a catchy title and a topic sentence that includes the name of the inventor and the invention. / Writer begins with a descriptive title and a topic sentence that includes the name of the inventor and the invention. / Writer begins with a dull title and a topic sentence that includes the name of the inventor or the invention. / There is no title and the topic sentence does not include the name of the inventor and the invention.
Content / The body of the paragraph includes the problem and four relevant details, including how the problem was solved. Writer uses signal words such as “problem,” “solve,” or “solution.” / The body of the paragraph includes the problem and three relevant details, including how the problem was solved. / The body of the paragraph includes the problem and two relevant details, including how the problem was solved. / The body of the paragraph does not include the problem or how it was solved.
Organization / Four body sentences are presented in a logical order, and there is a concluding sentence that relates to the topic sentence. / Three of the body sentences are presented in a logical order; a concluding sentence relates to the topic sentence. / Two of the body sentences are presented in a logical order; a concluding sentence relates to the topic sentence. / One body sentence is presented in a logical order, or there is no concluding sentence.
Writing Process / Writer employed the writing process and turned in his/her bibliography, notes, draft, and final copy. / Writer employed the writing process but failed to turn in his/her bibliography, notes, or draft. / Writer employed the writing process but failed to turn in his/her bibliography, notes, and draft. / Writer did not complete the writing process and only turned in notes and a draft.
Conventions (Editing) Circle the numbers and/or fill in the blank of the procedures you followed. / Writer
1. Read the entire paragraph aloud.
2. Proofread each sentence.
3. Circled words if unsure of spelling.
4. Looked up ______words in the dictionary or asked a friend. / Writer did three of these. / Writer did two of these. / Writer did only one of these.
Capitalization & Punctuation / Writer makes no errors in capitalization or punctuation. The paragraph is a pleasure to read. / Writer makes one or two errors in capitalization or punctuation, but the paragraph is still easy to read. / Writer makes three or four errors in capitalization or punctuation that distract the reader. / Writer makes more than four errors in capitalization or punctuation that distract the reader.
Total Score:

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