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Topic Sentences Rubric

The rubric evaluates a student exercise on topic sentences and transitions in paragraphs. A good response will have a single, clearly stated topic sentence in bold characters to introduce the main idea of the paragraph. It will also use transition words identified in the Indiana University guidelines in ALL CAPS to connect ideas correctly and maintain grammatical correctness throughout.

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Topic Sentences Rubric

The rubric evaluates a student exercise on topic sentences and transitions in paragraphs. A good response will have a single, clearly stated topic sentence in bold characters to introduce the main idea of the paragraph. It will also use transition words identified in the Indiana University guidelines in ALL CAPS to connect ideas correctly and maintain grammatical correctness throughout.

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Rubric for the Topic sentences and transitions in paragraphs exercise This exercise is very focused, so this rubric

simply describes what a good example of this exercise will do:

Topic sentence: There is a single main idea in the paragraph, and this idea is clearly declared in the topic sentence. The topic sentence is typed in bold characters. Transitions: the kinds of transitions words identified in the Indiana University guidelines are used correctly, and appear in ALL CAP . !The guideline is at http"##www.indiana.edu#$wts#pamphlets#paragraphs.shtml%. Grammar: grammar is correct throughout

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