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Research-based Argument Essays

Rubric Code: F23B756

By cawoods

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

Research Argument Essay
	I have a bit of work to do here. I noticed there may have been too much that needed my attention. SCORE: 1-2 POINTS (N/A)	Some errors need my attn. I saw some errors in different places concerning content and editing, but most was easily fixed. SCORE: 3-4 POINTS (N/A)	Looks pretty good! I really think I did my very best and included all the necessary elements. There may have been a couple of quick fixes, but most looks pretty complete and clear. SCORE 5-6 PTS. (N/A)
My Introduction A strong introduction catches your readers' attention and makes them want to read on. Your introduction should STATE YOUR THESIS, too.	I have a bit of work to do here. I forgot my introduction or it needed to catch my readers' attention rather than just stating my opinion. I may have even left out my thesis statement. MY SCORE______	Some errors need my attn. I have an introduction, but it might have been a little stronger to catch my readers' attention. I may have left out my thesis statement. MY SCORE______	Looks pretty good! I included an interesting hook to catch my readers' attention. I included a thesis statement that was clear. MY SCORE______
3 Reasons of Support My essay needed three reasons to explain my thesis statement.	I have a bit of work to do here. I only included 1 reason to support my opinion. MY SCORE______	Some errors need my attn. I only included 2 reasons to support my opinion. MY SCORE______	Looks pretty good! I included 3 strong reasons why my opinion is the correct one. MY SCORE______
Explanation of Reasons Each of my reasons needs solid details to clearly explain what it means and how it applies to my thesis statement.	I have a bit of work to do here. My supporting details are either missing or just need more to work make my opinion clear. MY SCORE______	Some errors need my attn. I included details to explain each of my reasons, but I do believe some of them may need to be described or explained in greater detail. More facts may be necessary. MY SCORE______	Looks pretty good! The details and explanations I included to support each reason are clearly written. My readers will have no trouble understanding how I came up with my thesis statement based on the facts I provided. MY SCORE______
Counter-Argument My essay needs a counter-argument that shares the opinion of those who may disagree with my own opinion.	I have a bit of work to do here. I forgot to include a counter-argument. MY SCORE______	Some errors need my attn. I have a counter-argument, but it might need to be worded a bit differently to make it easier for my readers to understand. MY SCORE______	Looks pretty good! I included a counter-argument that is easy to understand. MY SCORE______
Rebuttal My essay needs a rebuttal to match the counter-argument. It's acknowledging the other side of the argument but giving reasons to clarify the importance of your opinion.	I have a bit of work to do here. I forgot to include a rebuttal, or it is very weak and needs to be changed. MY SCORE______	Some errors need my attn. I have a rebuttal, but it may not be strong enough to make my readers consider my facts as valid. MY SCORE______	Looks pretty good! I included a rebuttal that acknowledges the other side of the argument but very clearly states a reason(s) for how my facts are valid. My rebuttal may be strong enough to make someone change their own opinion! MY SCORE______
Conclusion A strong conclusion sums up all your reasons for your thesis statement. It should leave your reader something to consider.	I have a bit of work to do here. My conclusion is missing, only reviewed one of my reasons, or didn't do much to sum up any of my reasons for my opinion. MY SCORE______	Some errors need my attn. My conclusion didn't sum up ALL my reasons for my thesis statement. MY SCORE______	Looks pretty good! I have a conclusion that is clear and sums up ALL my reasons for my opinion. MY SCORE______
Quotes/Statistics My essay needed to include at least one quote or statistic from my sources.	I have a bit of work to do here. I forgot to include any quotes or statistics in my essay to support my reasons. MY SCORE______	Some errors need my attn. I included one or more quotes or statistics, but I forgot to punctuate it with quotation marks or tell where I found it. MY SCORE______	Looks pretty good! I have included one or more quotes or statistics with quotation marks. I either stated who said the quote or from which source I retrieved it. MY SCORE______
Sources You needed sources to show where you got your information.	I have a bit of work to do here. I forgot to include my sources or copied too much from the articles rather than using my own words. MY SCORE______	Some errors need my attn. I included information from two sources, but I could have done better with putting it in my own words. MY SCORE______	Looks pretty good! I included information from two sources and made sure to do my best at putting the information in my own words. MY SCORE______
Sentence Openers I looked for where I used any AAAWWUBBIS words at the beginning of my sentences so I could write and punctuate them correctly.	I have a bit of work to do here. I was missing too many necessary corrections for my sentence openers. MY SCORE______	Some errors need my attn. I identified a place or two that needed a sentence opener to be correctly written. I may have forgotten to use some commas with them. MY SCORE______	Looks pretty good! I found all the AAAWWUBBIS words in my sentence openers and wrote and punctuated the sentences correctly. MY SCORE______
C.U.P.S. Essays should have been checked for capitalization, understanding/usage, punctuation, and spelling.	I have a bit of work to do here. I forgot to check for CUPS. There are quite a few places that need to be corrected. MY SCORE_____	Some errors need my attn. I checked for CUPS. I noticed several places that needed corrections. MY SCORE_____	Looks pretty good! I checked for CUPS. I was happy to see I had pretty few errors. MY SCORE_____

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