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Opinion Editorial Opinion Editorial This rubric acts as a guideline and aid to help you get the most points possible on your opinion-editorial writing. Rubric Code: ZX4242W By cclark34 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Social Sciences Type: Assignment Grade Levels: 9-12

Op-Ed Rubric
	Unacceptable 2 pts	Acceptable 4 pts	Target 6 pts
Introduction	Unacceptable Does not get right into the subject. Does not make your point immediately. Doesn't take a side or jumps around. Makes the reader have to guess at your position.	Acceptable Does not get right into the subject until late in the first or 2nd paragraph. Uses some persuasive language. Takes a side but may not be as clear as it could be: The reader may have to guess at your position.	Target Gets right into the subject. Make your point immediately. Uses a lot of persuasive language. Take a side. Don't make the reader guess at your position.
Topic	Unacceptable Opinion editorial is off task and does not address the issue.	Acceptable Opinion editorial get off-task at times and does not thoroughly cover the issue.	Target Opinion-editorial remains on task throughout the page. It remains focused on the issue at hand.
Citation/Research	Unacceptable Does not cite or cites completely incorrect.	Acceptable Only cites some of the time when borrowing a sentence, phrase or idea from another. Or cites partially correct.	Target Does not borrow a sentence, phrase or idea from another unless you clearly identify the source. Cites correctly.
Persuasion	Unacceptable Persuasive elements are immature and lack serious thought.	Acceptable Persuasive elements need to be strengthened by using better anecdotes, facts or rationales.	Target Editorial is persuasive and prompts reader to action. Argument includes good anecdotes, facts, and rationales.
Conclusion	Unacceptable Conclusion is not forceful enough.	Acceptable Conclusion is only somewhat forceful.	Target Drives at and ends with a forceful conclusion.
Conventions	Unacceptable More than four mistakes in spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation.	Acceptable Two to three mistakes in spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation.	Target One or less mistakes in spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation.