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iRubric: Argumentative Paragraph Rubric

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Argumentative Paragraph Rubric Argumentative Paragraph Rubric Rubric Code: Q872A8 By dsrt16 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assignment Grade Levels: (none)

Product Paragraph
	Above Standards 4 pts	Meets Standards 3 pts	Approaching Standards 2 pts	Below Standards 1 pts
Thesis Sentence	Above Standards Author's thesis sentence clearly states their position, provides direction, and does not use inappropriate wording.	Meets Standards Author's thesis statement states position clearly and meets one of the 2 remaining components.	Approaching Standards Author has a thesis, but it does not state position clearly and/or it is missing both of the other components.	Below Standards Author's thesis sentence cannot be found
Body Paragraph	Above Standards Body paragraph includes at least 2 arguments to support author's position. All transitions are used correctly.	Meets Standards Body paragraph includes at least 2 arguments to support author's position. Most transitions are used correctly.	Approaching Standards Body paragraph includes at least 1 argument to support author's position.	Below Standards Body paragraph does not include arguments to support author's position.
Conclusion Statement	Above Standards Conclusion sentence restates the author's thesis and ends with one of the concluding line types.	Meets Standards Author included a conclusion sentence that partially refers to the thesis or it does not contain a concluding line type.	Approaching Standards Author has included a conclusion sentence but it does not refer to thesis.	Below Standards Author does not have a conclusion sentence.
Grammar, Usage, Mechanics	Above Standards There are no mistakes in regard to spelling, capitalization, punctuation.	Meets Standards There are fewer than 3 mistakes in regard to spelling, capitalization, punctuation.	Approaching Standards There are 3-4 mistakes in regard to spelling, capitalization, punctuation.	Below Standards There are more than 5 mistakes in regard to spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
Persuasive Technique	Above Standards Author has one clear persuasive technique, and it is the right one for the topic.	Meets Standards Author has at least one persuasive technique, but it is not incorporated well, or it does not seem to match the topic.	Approaching Standards	Below Standards Author has not included any persuasive techniques.
Hook	Above Standards A strong, clear, engaging hook at the start of the paper.	Meets Standards The hook is clear and one of the hook types, but not the most engaging.	Approaching Standards The hook isn't very clear.	Below Standards The paper doesn't have a hook.