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Argumentative Essay 
Argumentative Essay
The Landlady by Roald Dahl Students argue that the landlady is a murderous, evil lady
Rubric Code: G2W3B4X
By angsprague
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Argumentative Essay
  Needs Work

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Evidence

Needs Work

Is unable to gather relevant information to support the reasons.
Fair

Gathers non relevant information from the text. Unable to support the reasons fully. May not have enough text evidence.
Good

Gathers mostly relevant information from the text and generally supports the reasons.
Excellent

Gathers relevant information from the text. Reasons are fully supported.
Writing Process

Needs Work

Does not follow the proper writing process steps.
Fair

Uses a graphic organizer to guide their writing, writes a rough draft, (editing may not be obvious) and publishes their work.
Good

Uses a graphic organizer to guide their writing, writes a rough draft, and somewhat edits and revises their work before publishing.
Excellent

Uses a graphic organizer to guide their writing, organizes their ideas into a rough draft, uses correct editing marks to edit and revise their work, then publishes their writing.
Organization/Content

Needs Work

Topic and focus is unclear. Introduction and conclusion are weak or not present.
Fair

Strays away from the topic and focus is inconsistent. Introduction or conclusion are present but weak.
Good

Maintains a clear focus throughout most of the text. Appropriate introduction and conclusion.
Excellent

Maintains a clear focus throughout the text, and provides an interesting and appropriate introduction and conclusion.
Word Choice, Syntax, and Style

Needs Work

Language is inappropriate for the text, style is inconsistent, and most sentences are incomplete.
Fair

Language is mostly inappropriate for the text, the style is inconsistent, and less than half of the sentences are complete.
Good

Chooses language that is mostly appropriate for the purpose, uses a consistent style, and most sentences are complete.
Excellent

Chooses precise language and establishes and maintains an appropriate and consistent style; sentences are complete.
Conventions

Needs Work

The grammar, including spelling and punctuation, has frequent errors and the meaning of the text is unclear.
Fair

The grammar is inconsistent, including spelling and punctuation. The meaning of the text is somewhat unclear.
Good

The grammar is mostly correct, including spelling and punctuation.
Excellent

Demonstrates a command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including spelling and punctuation.
Thesis Statement and Transitions

Needs Work

The topic sentence and transitions are not present.
Fair

The topic sentence is present but does not lay out the topic and main ideas of the essay. Transitions are present but not appropriate.
Good

The topic sentence lays out the topic and some of the main ideas of the essay. Uses mostly appropriate transitions.
Excellent

The thesis statement lays out the argument and claims of the essay. Uses appropriate transitions to clarify relationships or connect ideas and claims.




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