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Japanese Internment Camps

Defend or criticize the move of the American government to put Japanese Americans in interment camps. Start by stating your opinion in a single sentence at the top. Continue by listing 3 supporting reasons to explain your opinion. Follow in paragraphs, one per reason, explaining fully the reason you have named.

Rubric Code: RX283WC

By JLopezAlvarez

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Japanese Internment Camps
	Excellent 3 pts	Progressing 2 pts	Insufficient 1 pts
Content	Excellent Content of the essay does a good job answering the question posed, and stays on task at all times.	Progressing Content of the essay does a a fair job of answer the question asked, and generally stays on task.	Insufficient Content of the essay either does not fully address the question at hand, or goes off task too many times to be easily understood.
Opinion	Excellent Student's opinion is clearly phrased and matches the content of the essay.	Progressing Student's opinion is included, and matches the content of the essay.	Insufficient Student's opinion either is not clearly phrased, or does not fully match the content of the essay.
Supporting Reasons	Excellent 3 supporting reasons are given and explained to support the opinion expressed by the student. All reasons are explained very clearly and logically.	Progressing 3 supporting reasons are given and explained to support the opinion expressed by the student. All reasons are explained fairly well.	Insufficient The supporting reasons are incomplete, not clear, or do not number 3.
Organization	Excellent The essay is organized according to the description and is very easy to read and understand.	Progressing The essay is generally organized according to the description and is fairly easy to read and understand.	Insufficient The essay is not organized according to the description and is not easy to read or understand.