iRubric: Thesis Statement Only rubric

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Thesis Statement Only Thesis Statement Only Student will write a thesis statement that identifies the focus or controlling idea. Rubric Code: K57898 By sblizzard Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Thesis Statement
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Fair 3 pts	Poor 1 pts
Topic	Excellent General and obvious	Good Too broad or specific, but still obvious	Fair Difficult to identify	Poor No topic
Position	Excellent Very clear and concrete	Good Somewhat clear and concrete	Fair Vague	Poor Unclear
Evidence and Examples	Excellent Clearly support and connect to topic	Good Connect and support, but could be more specific	Fair Some do not support, connect or defend position	Poor Vague, examples do not connect or do not support topic
Conventions	Excellent Statement is clear and there are no errors	Good A few errors, but clear	Fair Numerous errors, relatively clear	Poor Numerous errors throughout, unclear