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Opinion Paragraph

Opinion Paragraph on one topic, includes a sentence showing the students opinion, 3 reasons to support it and a conclusion sentence that restates the opinion.

Rubric Code: KX2X386

By cstec6

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

Persuasive Paragraph
	3 3 pts	2 2 pts	1 1 pts
Introduction/Focus	3 Strongly and clearly states a personal opinion.	2 A personal opinion is not stated clearly. The issue addressed is not clear.	1 Personal opinion is not stated. The issue to be addressed is not stated.
Reasons / Support	3 Includes 3 reasons for choice. Each reason is written in a separate sentence. Or, 3 reasons are provided but are combined into one or two sentences.	2 Includes 2 reason for choice. It is written in a separate sentence.	1 Only one reason or fact has been included.
Conclusion	3 Summarizes personal opinion in a strong concluding statement.	2 Concluding statement is a statement of personal opinion.	1 Concluding statement makes no reference to personal opinion.
Organization	3 Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well written, and varied.	2 Sentences are complete but not well written OR No variation of sentence types.	1 Little or no evidence of sentence or paragraph structure. Contains sentence fragments and / or run on sentences.
Mechanics and Grammar	3 Contains 0-1 punctuation, spelling, or grammatical errors.	2 May contain 2-3 punctuation, spelling, or grammatical errors, but they do not interfere with meaning	1 Multiple punctuation, spelling, or grammatical errors interferes with meaning and requires significant editing