Rubric Name: Writing Activity Criteria MAIN IDEA SUPPORTING DETAILS GRAMMAR AND SPELLING NUMBER OF PARAGRAPHS REFERENCES Level 3 2 points The first sentence of the first paragraph explicitly states the main idea or point of the whole paragraph. The main idea clearly answers the question. Enough details are given to support the main idea. ( 15-20 sentences) Details are substantial (make sense) and follow a logical order. Sources are correctly cited. No errors in grammar and spelling. The essay has two paragraphs. Sources are correctly cited. Level 2 1 point The main idea does not present a clear answer to the question. Details are not logically arranged. Some are unnecessary. There are minimal errors in grammar and spelling. Only one paragraph is presented. Only one source is given. Level 1 0 points No main idea. No supporting details There are major errors in grammar. There are no paragraphs. Sources not cited Print Rubric Criteri > Score / 2 / 2 /2 /2 /2