Written Test: Paragraph

Month: July
Teacher: Jos Manuel Salas Araya
Specialty: English

EVALUATION FORM FOR PARAGRAPH

Students name: ________________________________________________________
Total Points: 100/ Gotten points: ___________ 10% | Percentage: ____________
Components

Range

Description
INTRODUCTION

Topic
sentence

Paragraph
organization

20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
10-9
8-7
6-5
4-3
2-1

30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19-18
17-16
15-14
13-12
11-10

Development
of the topic

30
29
28
27
26
25

EXCELLENT TO VERY GOOD

Appropriate attention getter or general statement, clear topic sentence and

statement of controlling purposes, clear paragraph and description of the
paragraphs purpose. The topic is sufficiently narrowed and indicates the
divisions or secondary ideas of the paragraph.
GOOD

Includes at least a clear topic sentence of controlling purposes and main idea.
The topic sentence is narrow, but not as narrow as it should be. The divisions
of the paragraph are not clear enough.
FAIR TO DEVELOPING

Incomplete or inappropriate introduction; unclear purpose and topic sentence.

The topic sentence is too specific or too general and does not indicate the
direction of the paragraph.
BODY
EXCELLENT TO VERY GOOD

Adequately organized in coherent and unified sentences. Each sentence

presents a clear idea(s), which is developed along the paragraph. The divisions
of the paragraph are clearly indicated. The transition words are properly used.
All of the points in the topic sentence were properly developed.
GOOD

The subject (topic) discussed in the paragraph is coherent and united. Some
sentences are unclear or some ideas are not developed in the paragraph. Some
transition words are used incorrectly.
FAIR TO DEVELOPING

The paragraph lacks of organization and the ideas are not clear. The ideas in
the paragraph are difficult to follow, and there are no transition words, or they
are wrongly used.
CONTENT
EXCELLENT TO VERY GOOD

Substantive development of the topic and well-organized ideas. Clear topic

sentence and supporting ideas that exemplify or support the topic sentence.
Avoids plagiarism and indicate the sources of information using the APA
format. The paragraph is divided into subtopics or secondary ideas that follow
a coherent pattern. The paragraph does not have any grammatical mistake and

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follows the English syntax structures. The words used have the correct
spelling.

Concluding
sentence

24
23
22
21
20

GOOD

19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12

FAIR TO DEVELOPING

20
19
18
17
16
15

14
13
12
11
10
9-8
7-6
5-4
3-2
1

Adequate development of the topic sentence. Some supporting ideas or

examples are irrelevant or obscure. The references where the information was
taken do not follow the APA format or are incomplete. The paragraph has a
few grammatical mistakes and deviates from the English syntax structures, but
the message is still clear. The words used have a few spelling mistakes.
Limited development of the topic sentence and many unclear ideas. Very few
or no supporting ideas or examples. Includes plagiarized material. The
paragraph does not indicate the sources where the information was taken. The
paragraph has many grammatical mistakes and does not follow English syntax
structures. The words used have lots of spelling mistakes.
CONCLUSION
EXCELLENT TO VERY GOOD

Coherent summary or restatement of the topic sentence and main points

discussed in the paragraph. Provides a closing idea for the paragraph. The
conclusion follows from the points presented, and provides
recommendation(s) or solution(s) to the problem(s).
GOOD

Sufficiently coherent summary or restatement of the topic sentence. The

closing idea is somewhat clear. The conclusion does not follow from the
points presented, and provides weak or inappropriate recommendation(s) or
solution(s) to the problem(s)
FAIR TO DEVELOPING

Incoherent or superficial conclusion, which does not summarize or restate the

topic sentence or main points discussed. The closing idea is unclear and does
not provide relevant information. The conclusion does not follow from the
points presented, and does not provide recommendation(s) or solution(s) to the
problem(s).

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V.B. Director Acadmico