The first, second or last sentence contains the main idea and key words from the question or assigned topic. Paragraph contains one to three explanatory sentences. Paragraph contains two to four sentences about specific details. Details are colorful, interesting and appropriate. Paragraph ends with a good closing sentence that refers to the main idea without repeating it.
Paragraph contains no run ons or sentence fragments.
Paragraph is free of errors in agreement. Is free of punctuation errors. Is free of spelling errors. Is free of punctuation errors. Handwriting is easy to read.