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Parents Blamed for Childhood Obesity Argumentative Essay

Rubric Code: AA264X

By TBroderick

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Subject: Science

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 9-12

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	24-20 4 pts	19-13 3 pts	12-7 2 pts	6-0 1 pts
Key Words Identification	24-20 Students are able to identify 10 to 9 key terms/expressions from both articles.	19-13 Students are able to identify 8 to 6 terms/expressions from both articles.	12-7 Students are able to identify 5 to 3 terms/expressions from both articles.	6-0 Students are able to identify less than 3 terms/expressions from both articles.
Main Idea Identification	24-20 Student records main ideas (s) and cites solid evidence(s) or quotes to support.	19-13 Student records main idea(s) but fails to cite solid evidence(s) or quotes to support.	12-7 Student records the main idea but does not cite any evidence or quotes to support.	6-0 Student fails to provide main ideas and/or provides incorrect response. Student fails to cite and evidence.
Introduction	24-20 Student demonstrates a well developed introductory paragraph containing a detailed background, a clear explanation or definition of the problem and a thesis statement.	19-13 Student demonstrates an introductory paragraph which contains some background information and states the problem, but does not explain using details. States the thesis of the paper.	12-7 Student demonstrates the thesis but does not adequately explain the background of the problem. The problem is stated, but lacks detail.	6-0 Student thesis/and or problem is vague or unclear. Background details are a seemingly random collection of information, unclear, or not related to the topic.
Main Points	24-20 Three or more main points are will developed with supporting details. Refutation paragraphs(s) acknowledges the opposing view and summarizes their main points.	19-13 Three or more main points are present but may lack detail and development in one or two. Refutation paragraph(s) acknowledges the opposing view but doesn't summarize points.	12-7 Three or more main points, but all lack development. Refutation paragraphs(s) missing and/or vague.	6-0 Less than three main points, with poor development of ideas. Refutation missing or vague.
Organization	24-20 Logical, compelling progression of ideas in essay; clear structure which enhances and showcases the central idea or theme and moves the reader through the text. Organization flows so smoothly the reader hardly thinks about. Effective, mature, graceful transitions exist throughout the essay.	19-13 Overall, the paper is logically developed. Progression of ideas in essay makes sense and moves the reader easily through the text. Strong transitions exist throughout and ad to the essay's coherence.	12-7 Progression of ideas in essay is awkward, yet moves the reader through the text without too much confusion. The writer sometimes lunges ahead too quickly or spends too much time on details that do not matter. Transitions appear sporadically, but not equally throughout the essay.	6-0 Arrangement of essay is unclear and illogical. The writing lacks a clear sense of direction. Ideas, details or events seem strung together in a loose or random fashion; there is no identifiable internal structure and readers have trouble following the writer's line of thought. Few, forced transitions in the essay or no transitions are present.
Mechanics	24-20 Sentence structure is correct. Punctuation and capitalization are correct.	19-13 Sentence structure is generally correct. Some awkward sentences do appear. There are on or two errors in punctuation and/or capitalization.	12-7 Work contains structural weaknesses and grammatical errors. There are three or four errors in punctuation and/or capitalization.	6-0 Work contains multiple incorrect sentence structures. There are four or more errors in punctuation and/or capitalization.

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