North Korea Paragraph Rubric
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Topic Sentence
The paragraph has a clear
and thoughtful topic
sentence that refers to the
main idea of the question
or assigned topic.
The topic sentence
contains the main idea
of the question or
assigned topic.
The topic sentence is
relatively clear and
addresses the main
point fairly well.
There is no clear topic
sentence.
1st Paragraph/
Supporting
Sentences What
are your views on
the film?
The paragraph contains at
least three sentences that
state and support your
views with reasons,
details, facts and evidence
from the video. The
details are well organized,
interesting and elaborate
on the main topic of the
paragraph.
The paragraph contains
at least three supporting
sentences. The details in
these sentences
elaborate on the main
topic fairly well.
The paragraph contains
a few supporting
sentences that support
the main idea.
The paragraph contains
no clear supporting
sentences.
2nd Paragraph/
Supporting
Sentences What
freedoms would
you miss most if
you lived in North
Korea?
The paragraph contains at
least five sentences that
state and support your
views with reasons,
details, facts and evidence
from the video. The
details are well organized,
interesting and elaborate
on the main topic of the
paragraph.
The paragraph contains
at least five supporting
sentences. The details in
these sentences
elaborate on the main
topic fairly well.
The paragraph contains
a few supporting
sentences that support
the main idea.
The paragraph contains
no clear supporting
sentences.
3rd Paragraph/
Supporting
Sentences What
evidence in the
video is there that
shows that the
democratic
principles are
missing in North
Korea?
The paragraph contains at
least five sentences that
name the democratic
principles and support that
they are missing in North
Korea with reasons,
details, facts and evidence
from the video. The
details are well organized,
interesting and elaborate
on the main topic of the
paragraph.
The paragraph contains
at least five supporting
sentences and names
the democratic
principles. The details
in these sentences
elaborate on the main
topic fairly well.
The paragraph contains
a few supporting
sentences and names
only a few democratic
principles and details
that support the main
idea.
The paragraph contains
no clear supporting
sentences.
Conclusion
The conclusion wraps up
the paragraph and refers to
the main idea without
repeating it.
The conclusion wraps
up the paragraph fairly
well and refers to the
main idea.
The conclusion repeats
the introduction.
There is no evidence of
a conclusion.