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Opinion Piece Opinion Piece Students were to form an opinion and back that up with a persuasive argument. Rubric Code: J38C3W By jmcclinton Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Persuasive Essay
	Level 1 (N/A)	Level 2 (N/A)	Level 3 (N/A)	Level 4 (N/A)
Inroduction	Level 1 The essay does not begin with a clear introduction. The reader is not engaged to continue.	Level 2 The introduction. is somewhat clear. The reader may want to continue reading.	Level 3 The essay begins with a clear introduction. The reader is engaged and wants to continue reading.	Level 4 The essay begins with a strong, clear introduction. The reader is hooked and definitely wants to continue.
Organization	Level 1 The writing is not well-organized. Paragraphs may contain more than one reason with little or no supporting evidence.	Level 2 The writing is somewhat organized. Each paragraph contains one reason with some supporting evidence.	Level 3 The writing is very well-organized. Each paragraph contains one reason with good supporting evidence.	Level 4 The writing is very well-organized. Each paragraph contains one reason with well thought out supporting evidence.
Reasons	Level 1 The reasons attempt to support the thesis but not clearly. Too much important information has been left out. Not enough specific details and examples have been used. Paragraphs 1 2 3	Level 2 The reasons attempt to support the thesis but not clearly or consistently. Not enough specific details and examples have been used. Paragraphs 1 2 3	Level 3 There are three reasons which all work together to support the thesis statement. Specific details and examples have been used. Paragraphs 1 2 3	Level 4 There are three clear reasons which all work together to support the thesis. Enough specific details and examples have been used. Paragraphs 1 2 3
Conclusion	Level 1 Conclusion does not contain a concluding statement and/or does not wrap up the topic.	Level 2 Conclusion contains a concluding statement and generally wraps up the topic.	Level 3 Conclusion contains a concluding statement and clearly wraps up the topic.	Level 4 The conclusion of this essay is strong. It reminds the reader what was being proven. It is likely to persuade the reader.
Conventions	Level 1 Paper contains a lot of errors that negatively affect or weaken the meaning of the writing.	Level 2 Paper contains few errors that sometimes weaken the paper's arguments and hurt the quality of the writing.	Level 3 Paper contains minimal errors that do not affect the paper's content or quality of writing.	Level 4 Paper contains few or no errors. Sentence structure and the writer's grasp of grammar enhance the quality of the writing.