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Opinion essay Opinion essay Rubric Code: DX359C6 By bnspayne Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Social Sciences Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Opinion Essay "Who Should Own the Arctic?"
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Needs to improve 1 pts	Incomplete 0 pts
Title	Excellent Title is creative and captures the reader's attention.	Good The title reflects the topic.	Fair The title is somewhat related to the the topic	Needs to improve The title is mostly unrelated to the topic	Incomplete NO Title
Introduction Paragraph 1	Excellent Introduction of the the topic and provides relavent background of the subject. Your opinion statement is very clear.	Good Introduction of the the topic and mostly provides relavent background of the subject. Your opinion statement is mostly clear.	Fair Introduction of the the topic and your opinion is unclear and choppy. Provides no relavent background of the subject.	Needs to improve Introduction of the the topic but not your personal opinion. No background of the subject. Your opinion statement is not evident.	Incomplete Introduction incomplete
Main body Paragraphs 2-3	Excellent Gives a viewpoint on the topic and supports that viewpoint with multiple reason and examples. You include opposing viewpoints as well.	Good Gives a viewpoint on the topic and supports that viewpoint with some reason and examples. You include some opposing viewpoints.	Fair Gives a viewpoint on the topic and supports that viewpoint with only a few reasons and examples. The opposing viewpoint is limited.	Needs to improve Does not give a clear viewpoint and doesn't support viewpoint with enough relevant reasons. Opposing viewpoint is not clear.	Incomplete No viewpoint or opposing viewpoints given.
Conclusion Paragraph 4	Excellent Restates your opinion and summarizes your points. Includes suggestions for how to solve the problem or a compromise.	Good Restates your opinion and mostly summarizes your points. Includes some suggestions for how to solve the problem or a compromise.	Fair Provides a basic summary of topic but includes no summary of opinion.	Needs to improve Provides an unclear summary of topic and includes no summary of opinion.	Incomplete No conclusion.
Writing Conventions Grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation.	Excellent Writing is error-free and paragraphs are indented.	Good Writing is mostly error-free and paragraphs are mostly indented.	Fair Writing has many errors and paragraphs are not indented.	Needs to improve Writing is has too many errors making it very difficult to read.	Incomplete Writing is unreadable.