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Enclosures or The Wild?

5th Grade - Animals in the Zoo or Wild - Opinion Essay

Students will choose an opinion of whether they think animals should live in the zoo/aquarium or in the wild. Students will support their opinion with reasons from their research.

Rubric Code: LX2A393

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Subject: Science

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Needs Improvement (1-2) (N/A)	Approaching Standards (3-4) (N/A)	Meets Standards (5-6) (N/A)	Exceeds standards (7-8) (N/A)
Introduction	Needs Improvement (1-2) No introductory paragraph.	Approaching Standards (3-4) Students introductory paragraph was lacking important elements.	Meets Standards (5-6) Students had an introductory paragraph that was appropriate for the topic of the essay. It included attention to the audience.	Exceeds standards (7-8) Introduction was appropriate to the topic. Introduction engages and sets the stage for the rest of the paper and is in a logical sequence of events.
Body Paragraphs	Needs Improvement (1-2) Only one body paragraph.	Approaching Standards (3-4) Students body paragraphs were missing supporting details or lacking at least one or more of the paragraphs.	Meets Standards (5-6) Students had three body paragraphs that generally came from their thesis. Each paragraph was supported by evidence on topic. Supporting ideas are elaborated, but not fully developed.	Exceeds standards (7-8) Students had three or more body paragraphs that came straight from their thesis. Each paragraph was supported by researched evidence. Supporting ideas are fully elaborated throughout the paper and relevant to topic.
Conclusion Paragraph	Needs Improvement (1-2) No conclusion paragraph.	Approaching Standards (3-4) Students conclusion paragraph was lacking and not in appropriate order. Did not give the reader a sense of closure.	Meets Standards (5-6) Students closing paragraph generally summarized the topic and included the basic elements.	Exceeds standards (7-8) Students' closing paragraph effectively summarized the topic, main ideas, and supporting details of the essay and included a closing sentence.
Focus/Ideas	Needs Improvement (1-2) Little or no focus on the topic. Students' ideas were unclear.	Approaching Standards (3-4) Student generally stayed focused. Students ideas were present, but not supported.	Meets Standards (5-6) Student generally stayed focused. Students ideas were present, but could have used more support to be clear.	Exceeds standards (7-8) Students' main idea was clear throughout the essay and he/she stayed focused throughout the paper. Supporting ideas were fully elaborated and relevant to topic.
Organization	Needs Improvement (1-2) No evidence of sequence of events or ideas. Ideas not arranged in meaningful order. Lack of transitions.	Approaching Standards (3-4) No evidence of sequence of events or ideas. Ideas not arranged in meaningful order. Lack of transitions.	Meets Standards (5-6) Student generally had logical and appropriate sequencing of ideas. Related ideas generally grouped together. Transitions link parts of the paper.	Exceeds standards (7-8) Student had logical and appropriate sequencing of ideas. Introduction engages and sets the stage, and conclusion provides a sense of closure. Transitions link the paragraphs and sentences.
Sources	Needs Improvement (1-2) Student used only 1 resource.	Approaching Standards (3-4) Student used 2-4 resources.	Meets Standards (5-6) Student used 5 resources.	Exceeds standards (7-8) Student used 6 or more resources.
Works Cited	Needs Improvement (1-2) No works cited page.	Approaching Standards (3-4) All sources cited, many formatting mistakes. Or missing some sources.	Meets Standards (5-6) All sources cited, some formatting mistakes.	Exceeds standards (7-8) All sources cited and formatted correctly.
Note Cards	Needs Improvement (1-2) No note cards.	Approaching Standards (3-4) Less than 30 notecards	Meets Standards (5-6) 30 or more cards, some labels incorrect, some details missing.	Exceeds standards (7-8) 30 or more cards, clearly labeled, well thought-out and all resource cards.

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