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iRubric: Argumentative Paragraph Rubric

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Argumentative Paragraph Rubric Argumentative Paragraph Rubric Rubric Code: LXA8W67 By vrambaran Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assignment Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Above Standards 4 pts	Meets Standards 3 pts	Approaching Standards 2 pts	Below Standards 1 pts
Topic Sentence	Above Standards Author's topic sentence clearly states their position.	Meets Standards Author's topic sentence attempts to state their position.	Approaching Standards Author has a topic sntence, but it does not state their position.	Below Standards Author's topic sentence cannot be found
Evidence	Above Standards Student supports their topic sentence with multiple clear and relevant examples from text. Evidence acknowledges and refutes alternate or opposing points of view using quotes and citations.	Meets Standards Student supports their topic sentence with some clear and relevant examples from text. Evidence attempts to acknowledge and refute alternate or opposing points of view but does so unclearly.	Approaching Standards Student supports their topic sentence with few clear and relevant examples from credible sources using quotes and citations. No alternate points are discussed.	Below Standards Student doesn't support their topic sentence with any examples from the text.
Explanation	Above Standards Includes commentary that intricately and complexly explains how the evidence proves the claim. Commentary analyzes why the evidence is important Commentary displays a true understanding of what it means to analyze evidence, including commentary verbs	Meets Standards Commentary explains why they evidence is imporant	Approaching Standards Commentary rewords the evidence, doesn't provide any insight into the importance of evidence.	Below Standards No commentary provided
Conclusion Statement	Above Standards Conclusion sentence restates the author's thesis.	Meets Standards Author included a conclusion sentence that partially refers to the thesis.	Approaching Standards Author has included a conclusion sentence but it does not refer to thesis.	Below Standards Author does not have a conclusion sentence.
Grammar, Usage, Mechanics	Above Standards There are no mistakes in regard to spelling, capitalization, punctuation.	Meets Standards There are fewer than 3 mistakes in regard to spelling, capitalization, punctuation.	Approaching Standards There are 3-4 mistakes in regard to spelling, capitalization, punctuation.	Below Standards There are more than 5 mistakes in regard to spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.