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Opinion Paragraph Opinion Paragraph Rubric Code: UBAW99 By HeatherR Ready to use Private Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Opinion Paragraph
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Topic Sentence	Poor Topic/opinion is not stated.	Fair Topic is not stated in a complete sentence, but does express an opinion.	Good Topic sentence is stated in a complete sentence and somewhat expresses an opinion about the topic.	Excellent Topic sentence is stated in a complete sentence and fully expresses an opinion about the topic.
Supporting Opinions and Reasons	Poor Contains no supporting opinions and no specific reasons to support opinions.	Fair Contains few supporting opinions and few specific reasons to support opinions.	Good Contains some supporting opinions and some specific reasons to support opinions.	Excellent Contains excellent supporting opinions and specific reasons to support opinions. Facts are used well.
Organization/Structure	Poor No discernable organization. Transitions are not present.	Fair Organization is clear. Some transitions are present.	Good Logical progression of details. Transitions present, however do not enhance the overall effectiveness of the paragraph.	Excellent Logical progression of details. The strongest support is stated last. Transitions are appropriate and used effectively.
Concluding Sentence	Poor There is no concluding sentence. (0 points)	Fair Concluding sentence is not very powerful or memorable. Or the author does not restate their opinion.	Good Concluding sentence restates the author's opinion but is not very powerful.	Excellent Concluding sentence restates the author's opinion and is powerful and memorable.
Capitalization and Spelling	Poor More than 5 errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the readers attention and interrupt the flow of the paragraph.	Fair 4-5 errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the readers attention and interrupt the flow of the paragraph.	Good 3 errors in capitalization and/or punctuation but the paragraph is still easy to read.	Excellent 1-2 errors in capitalization and/or spelling so the paragraph is exceptionally easy to read.
Mechanics	Poor More than 2 errors that lead to incomprehension or a very distracting to the reader.	Fair Two errors that are distracting to the reader.	Good Few grammatical errors but possibly one that causes misunderstanding or is distracting to the reader.	Excellent Very few grammatical errors, none of which distracted from the understanding of the paragraph.
Formatting	Poor 5+of the requirements lacking.	Fair 3-4 of the requirements lacking.	Good 1-2 of the requirements lacking.	Excellent Included the proper formatting as discussed in class. Indentation, font type and size, name, etc. Paper was submitted on time on the due date both in print and via email. A reference page was added in order to cite support researched. The draft, rubric and peer editing paper were also included.