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Opinion Essay 
Opinion Essay
Student opinion essay that uses facts to back up their opinion. 5th Grade Common Core
Rubric Code: DX9CW46
By YBabetteLCh
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: K-5

Powered by iRubric 5th Grade Opinion Essay Rubric
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Opinion/Strong Reasoning

1

No reasons are given and the opinion is unclear.
2

The student lists reasons but does not back up with many facts or other support.
3

The student uses several facts and details to support their opinion.
4

The student uses facts and strong reasoning to support their opinion. It is obvious the student conducted a lot of research. The facts/quotes/stats are reliable and are used to back up the opinion that the student has made.
Organization

1

No organization
2

The student does not have the 4 paragraphs that were part of the directions or the supporting details don't clearly support the opinion/topic sentences for the body paragraphs.
3

The student has the 4 paragraphs, but some details are confusing and/or don't completely support the opinion/topic sentences for the body paragraphs.
4

The student has used 4 or more paragraphs, the details clearly support the opinion and topic sentences. The student may have included a counter argument.
Introduction

1

No introduction
2

The student did not have a clear introduction and the thesis wasn't there or wasn't clear.
3

The student had a clear introduction.
The lead was somewhat engaging and the thesis clearly stated the opinion plus two reasons.
4

The student had a clear introduction. The lead was very engaging and the thesis clearly stated the opinion plus two reasons (or more).
Conclusion

1

No conclusion
2

The student did not re-state the thesis or bring the essay clearly to a close.
3

The student made an attempt at re-stating the thesis and/or stated a call for action/ ended with a thought-provoking question.
4

The student restated the thesis of their essay. They called for action/ change or ended with a thought-provoking question and brought their paper to a natural close.
Transition Words

1

There were no transition words.
2

There was an attempt made at including transition words/phrases, but there were less than three and/or used incorrectly.
3

There were at least two transition words/phrases used correctly.
4

There were 3 or more transition words/phrases used correctly.
Conventions

1

Most words are misspelled, very little correct capitalization, and punctuation.
2

Many spelling, capitalization, and punctuation errors.
Ideas are never expressed using strong or precise language.
3

Some spelling, capitalization, or punctuation errors.
Ideas are sometimes expressed using strong and precise language.
4

Very few spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammatical errors.

Ideas are always expressed using strong and precise language.



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  • English, Writing, Persuassive, Essay

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