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5th Grade - Animals in the Zoo or Wild - Opinion Essay

5th Grade - Choose Your Words - Opinion Essay

Students will choose an opinion of whether they think animals should live in the zoo or in the wild. Students will support their opinion with reasons from their research.

Rubric Code: AX2XC9A

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

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	Needs Improvement 1 pts	Meets Standards 3 pts	Exceeds standards 5 pts
Introduction	Needs Improvement Students introductory paragraph was lacking important elements.	Meets Standards Students had an introductory paragraph that was appropriate for the topic of the essay. It included attention to the audience.	Exceeds standards Introduction was appropriate to the topic. Introduction engages and sets the stage for the rest of the paper and is in a logical sequence of events.
Body Paragraphs	Needs Improvement Students body paragraphs were missing supporting details or lacking at least one or more of the paragraphs.	Meets Standards Students had three body paragraphs that generally came from their thesis. Each paragraph was supported by evidence on topic. Supporting ideas are elaborated, but not fully developed.	Exceeds standards Students had three body paragraphs that came straight from their thesis. Each paragraph was supported by researched evidence. Supporting ideas are fully elaborated throughout the paper and relevant to topic.
Conclusion Paragraph	Needs Improvement Students conclusion paragraph was lacking and not in appropriate order. Did not give the reader a sense of closure.	Meets Standards Students closing paragraph generally summarized the topic and included the basic elements.	Exceeds standards Students' closing paragraph effectively summarized the topic, main ideas, and supporting details of the essay and included a closing sentence.
Focus/Ideas	Needs Improvement Little or no focus on the topic. Students' ideas were unclear.	Meets Standards Student generally stayed focused. Students ideas were present, but could have used more support to be clear.	Exceeds standards Students' main idea was clear throughout the essay and he/she stayed focused throughout the paper. Supporting ideas were fully elaborated and relevant to topic.
Organization	Needs Improvement No evidence of sequence of events or ideas. Ideas not arranged in meaningful order. Lack of transitions.	Meets Standards Student generally had logical and appropriate sequencing of ideas. Related ideas generally grouped together. Transitions link parts of the paper.	Exceeds standards Student had logical and appropriate sequencing of ideas. Introduction engages and sets the stage, and conclusion provides a sense of closure. Transitions link the paragraphs and sentences.
Style	Needs Improvement Word choice is inaccurate or inappropriate to the genre. Little or no attention to the audience. Writer's voice is not present.	Meets Standards Language and tone are generally consistent. Some variation in sentence length and structure. May include some opinion specific strategies.	Exceeds standards Student used appropriate word choice and sentence variety that was appropriate to the opinion essay. Certain tone was set and used throughout the essay.
Conventions	Needs Improvement Frequent sentence fragments, run-ons, and incorrect sentences. Errors interfere with the meaning of the essay. End punctuation incorrect or lacking.	Meets Standards Generally correct usage and mechanics with some errors. Some use of simple, compound, and/or complex sentences used. Few errors interfere with meaning.	Exceeds standards Clear and correct simple, complex, and compound sentences with correct end punctuation. Sentences are used correctly and contain correct mechanics. Errors do not interfere with meaning of sentences.

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English

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