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Opinion Writing Opinion Writing Rubric Code: B2WA679 By Marisa4444 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Opinion Writing
	4 4 pts	3 3 pts	2 2 pts	1 1 pts
Reasons / Support	4 Includes 3 reasons that are to support the opinion.	3 Includes 2 reasons that support the opinion.	2 Includes 1 reason that supports the opinion.	1 No reasons or examples have been included.
Vocabulary	4 Strong, varied vocabulary has been effectively used to support the opinion statement.	3 Some strong vocabulary has been effectively used to support the opinion statement.	2 Attempts to use strong vocabulary have been made to support the opinion statement.	1 Simple vocabulary has been used to support the opinion statement
Organization	4 Sentences are complete, well written, and varied with a variety of sentence starters. Work is divided into paragraphs.	3 Sentence and paragraph structure is generally correct.	2 Sentence and paragraph structure is inconsistent. May contain some fragments and / or run on sentences.	1 Little or no evidence of sentence or paragraph structure. Contains sentence fragments and / or run on sentences.
Mechanics and Grammar	4 Contains 2-3 punctuation, spelling, or grammatical errors.	3 May contain some punctuation, spelling, or grammatical errors, but they do not interfere with meaning.	2 Contains several punctuation, spelling, or grammatical errors.	1 Multiple punctuation, spelling, or grammatical errors.