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Titanic artifacts opinion piece

CCSS-Opinion Piece on Informational Topic

Students compose an opinion piece on topics by stating and supporting a point of view.

Rubric Code: L858W3

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Subject: History

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

Raise/leave artifacts
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Opinion/topic	Poor Tries to identify a topic but doesn't have an opinion, there is more than one topic or the topic is confusing to the reader	Fair Has a topic and an opinion, but the writing doesn't always stay on the topic	Good The topic is clearly stated. The opinion about the topic is clearly stated	Excellent Explains something more about the topic or a connection is made between the topic and broader ideas
Organization	Poor Tries to write an opening sentence, supporting details, and concluding sentence, but one or more parts are missing.	Fair Opening sentence, supporting details, and concluding sentence are there, but may not make sense or be clearly written.	Good Has an opening sentence, supporting details, and concluding statement that supports opinion.	Excellent Opening sentence, supporting details, and concluding statement opinion and reasons. Uses several transitions appropriately to connect ideas (example-because, since, and, also, for example, since)
Details/Elaboration	Poor No details provided or tries to add details to writing which may be untrue or unimportant	Fair Some details are added in writing with support from peers or adults Ideas may not be fully elaborated or details may be not enough to support opinion	Good Writing includes important and descriptive details, facts, or elaboration that support the opinion or reasons Details are explained, not simply listed	Excellent Elaborates using a variety of important details, examples, quotes, etc. to support opinion or explain reasons May use figurative language (example-imagery, simile, exaggeration)
Conventions of Standard English	Poor Edits with support from peers or adults Uses below grade-level basic mechanics with frequent errors	Fair Edits with support from peers or adults Uses grade appropriate basic mechanics and word use with some errors	Good Edits with support from peers, adults, resources Minor errors do not interfere with reader's understanding	Excellent Edits with support/resources Has few or no errors in grammar, word usuage, or mechanics as appropriate to grade.
Voice and Tone	Poor Mostly uses basic, incorrect, or below grade level vocabulary when writing	Fair Vocabulary has a few errors Writes simple complete sentences	Good Appropriate use of vocabulary (nouns, verbs, plurals, adjectives, etc.) Uses some variety of sentence types (statement, question, exclamation)	Excellent Chooses words and phrases for effect (example-precise, concrete, or sensory vocabulary) Uses variety of sentences (simple, compound, with prepositional phrases)

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Titanic, artifacts, opinion

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