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Don't Eat Me! (GEN ED) 
Argument Papers
You are a turkey trying to convince the reader why you should not eat turkey on Thanksgiving!
Rubric Code: KX7328W
By katboone
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Subject: English  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Great

4 pts

Punctuation/Capitalization

Poor

More that 5 punctuation/ capitalization errors are present in the document.
Fair

4-5 punctuation/ capitalization errors are present in the document.
Good

2-3 punctuation/capitalization errors are present in the document.
Great

0-1 punctuation and/or capitalization errors are present throughout the document.
Spelling/grammar

Poor

There are more than 5 spelling/grammar errors.
Fair

4-5 spelling/grammar errors are in the paper.
Good

2-3 spelling/grammar errors are in the paper.
Great

There are 0-1 spelling errors and all sentences are grammatically correct.
Length

Poor

Less thank 3 complete paragraphs in the paper.
Fair

The paper has three, well written paragraphs with all parts present.
Good

There are at least 4 paragraphs in the paper.
Great

There are at least 5 paragraphs in the paper.
Introduction

Poor

The introduction is disorganized and confusing to the reader without a clear understanding of the argument being made.
There is no point of view or the point of view keeps changing in the first paragraph.
Fair

The introduction is somewhat organized and there is an argument stated in the first paragraph. Point of view is not clearly established by the end of the first paragraph.
Good

The introduction is well organized and there is a clear argument stated in the first paragraph. Point of view is clearly established by the end of the first paragraph.
Great

The introduction is well organized and there is a clear argument stated in the first paragraph. Point of view is clearly established in the first several sentences.
Body

Poor

The paper does not have reasons why turkey should not be eaten on Thanksgiving and/or there is no alternative to eating a turkey present in the paper.
Fair

The paper has only 1 reason stated why the reader should not eat a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner
---OR---
does not provide a reasonable alternative to eating turkey.
Good

The paper has at least 2 reasons stated why the reader should not eat a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner and has at least one alternative to eating a turkey. Some of the reasons/alternative cross over between paragraphs.
Great

The paper has at least 2 reasons stated why the reader should not eat a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner and has at least one alternative to eating a turkey. Each reason and the alternative are in individual paragraphs for organization and flow.
Structure

Poor

Paragraphs are not indented. There is no title/author present.
Fair

There is no title and/or author OR
some of the paragraphs are not indented.
Good

There is a title/author but one or both are not aligned properly; all paragraphs are indented.
Great

All paragraphs are indented. The heading is RIGHT aligned at the top of the paper with Name, Date and class/hour written. The title is present and centered on the paper. (USING THE CENTER BUTTON)
Conclusion

Poor

There is no conclusion paragraph
OR
The conclusion paragraph is present but takes sentences from the paper and uses them without any rephrasing, instead just repeating sentences.
Fair

There is a conclusion paragraph in the paper (last paragraph) but is somewhat incomplete. It does not fully restate what the paper covered/some sentences are taken directly from the papers body paragraphs.
OR
some new information is provided in the conclusion paragraph.
Good

There is a conclusion paragraph that restates why it is best not to eat turkey on Thanksgiving, leaving the reader with a strong reminder of what the paper is arguing. Conclusion is the last paragraph and rephrases information. Some of the "rephrasing" is taken from the paragraphs above.
Great

There is a conclusion paragraph that restates why it is best not to eat turkey on Thanksgiving, leaving the reader with a strong reminder of what the paper is arguing. Conclusion is the last paragraph and rephrases information already stated in the paper, it does NOT copy/paste sentences previously written.




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