PASSION PARAGRAPH RUBRIC
Criteria 4 3
• Paragraph is clear,
logical, and addresses the
needs of the audience
• Has a strong, clear topic
sentence which expresses
Paragraph Skills the main idea
• Has 3 or more supporting
details/ examples with
elaboration.
• Includes a concluding
statement that restates the
topic sentence
• Few errors with commas
and capitalization
• You express ideas simply
and clearly using vivid
words.
Writing Skills • Your sentences are
strong, graceful, and
suitably varied.
• Your passion for the
subject is clear
You stick to one passion and
Topic/Focus you remain on topic.
• Paragraph is clear and
addresses the audience
• Has a clear topic
sentence which expresses
the main idea
• Has at least 3 supporting
details with limited
elaboration.
• Includes a concluding
statement that restates the
topic sentence
• Some errors with
commas and
capitalization
• You express ideas
simply using vivid
words.
• Your sentences are
suitably varied.
• Your passion for the
subject is clear
You stick to one passion and
remain mostly on topic.
2 1
• Has a topic sentence
that is unclear or
inaccurate
• Has fewer than 3
supporting details/
examples
• Lacks in elaboration
• May not have a
concluding statement
• Several errors with
comas and
capitalization
• You repeat the same
words and/or some
words are unclear
• Sentences are basically
the same
• Paragraph sounds dead
You list several passions
and/or deviate from the
topic.
• Unclear or absent
topic sentence
• Not enough
supporting details OR
details/ examples are
insufficient to support
main idea
• Very little elaboration
• May not have a
concluding statement
• Tons of errors with
commas and
capitalization.
• You have a limited
vocabulary
• Sentences are all the
same
• Paragraph sounds
dead
Your paragraph has no
clear focus.