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iRubric: Opinion Essay: Best Birthday rubric

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Opinion Essay: Best Birthday 4 Square rubric Evaluate completion of the Four Square Writing Method Rubric Code: MX43X2W By adamccarthy Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Writing Rubric
	Excellent 100 pts	Good 90 pts	Almost 80 pts	Needs Work 70 pts
Transition words	Excellent Used four transition words with a comma	Good Used transition words but did not use a comma	Almost Used transition words, but they were not appropriate	Needs Work Did not use transition words
Paragraph structure	Excellent Consistent paragraph format, new paragraph for each square, neat appearance Interesting and different hook Excellent closing statement	Good Paragraph format not consistent, not a new paragraph for each square, average appearance Normal hook closing statement	Almost Paragraph format unclear, three or less paragraphs, poor appearance. Missing either the hook or closing statement	Needs Work Paragraph format not used, less than three paragraphs, poor appearance No hook, or closing statement
Details	Excellent Had 3 supporting details per box. Writing flowed, and used excellent descriptive details for each reason stated.	Good Had 2 supporting details per box. Writing flowed, with good detail for each reason.	Almost Had 1 supporting detail per box. Writing was too choppy. Insufficient detail repeated wording.	Needs Work Had repeating supporting details overall. choppy, short and uninteresting detail.
Grammar/usage	Excellent Has no errors in noun-verb agreement, sentence structure, and spelling	Good Has one or two errors in noun-verb agreement, sentence structure, and spelling	Almost Has three to five errors in noun-verb agreement, sentence structure, and spelling	Needs Work Has six or more errors in noun-verb agreement, sentence structure, and spelling