Paragraph Assessment

Students will be starting their 2nd paragraph assessment of the year next week.  I will be grading on different aspects of writing, including:

• Voice
• Word Choice
• Conventions
• Presentation
• Organization
• Ideas and Content
• Sentence Fluency

These are the types of paragraphs that have been discussed.

Type of Paragraph	What is it?
Procedural	Tells how to do something- uses time order words
Descriptive	Describes something- uses strong, colorful, dramatic details
Persuasive	Shaped to persuade or convince the reader of the writer’s opinion
Informative	Provides information and explanation about a subject
Compare and Contrast	Compares how two things are alike and different