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Thesis statement Unit Thesis statement Unit Rubric for Thesis statement writing lesson, as part of overall 5 paragraph essay writing unit. Rubric Code: FXX322X By mjwarren29 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Introductory paragraph rubric
	Advanced Proficient 5 pts	Proficient 4 pts	Emerging 2 pts	Basic 1 pts
Thesis Statement 35 %	Advanced Proficient Thesis statement has a clear topic and controlling idea.	Proficient Thesis statement has a somewhat clear topic and controlling idea.	Emerging Thesis statement has an unclear topic and controlling idea.	Basic Thesis statement does not have a clear topic and controlling idea.
Supporting Evidence 25 %	Advanced Proficient Body paragraph has 3 pieces of evidence cited from the text that supports their thesis statement.	Proficient Body paragraph has 2 pieces of evidence cited from the text that supports their thesis statement.	Emerging Body paragraph has 1 piece of evidence cited from the text that supports their thesis statement.	Basic Body paragraph has 0 pieces of evidence cited from the text that supports their thesis statement.
Introduction 20 %	Advanced Proficient Paragraph has general and meaningful information about the topic taking into account the reader. No questions and no use of pronouns.	Proficient Paragraph has general but unrelated information about the topic taking into account the reader. No questions but may have used a pronoun.	Emerging N/A	Basic Paragraph introduction does not relate to the topic or provide any meaningful information. The intro has questions and pronouns within.
Spelling/Conventions 20 %	Advanced Proficient There are 0-1 mistakes in spelling and/or conventions.	Proficient There are 2-3 mistakes in spelling and/or conventions.	Emerging There are 4-5 mistakes in spelling and/or conventions.	Basic There are more than 5 mistakes in spelling and/or conventions.