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Evaluating Arguments Essay

Persuasive Five Paragraph Essay

The following guidelines are for use in writing your evaluation essay.

Rubric Code: T8898B

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Subject: Science

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Evaluating Arguments Essay
	Mastered 4 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Emerging 2 pts	Not Evident 1 pts
Stance 15 % Did the student rank the movies on Persuasion?	Mastered Student's position is clearly stated and it leaves no room for questioning.	Proficient Student's position is clearly stated.	Emerging Student's position is clearly stated, but somewhat murky	Not Evident Student's position is not stated.
Evidence for Critique 25 % Did the student give specific evidence for their critiques?	Mastered Student pulls evidence from BOTH movies AND MULTIPLE additional resources to clarify their critique of the film.	Proficient Student pulls evidence from EITHER movies AND MULTIPLE additional resources to clarify their critique of the film.	Emerging Student pulls evidence from EITHER movies OR MULTIPLE additional resources to clarify their critique of the film.	Not Evident Student pulls evidence from EITHER movies OR an additional resources to clarify their critique of the film.
Film Critique 25 % Did the student critique specific "scenes" in their overall argument?	Mastered The student analyzes TWO "scenes" from BOTH SOS and SOS Critique in depth.	Proficient The student analyzes TWO "scenes" from BOTH SOS and SOS Critique.	Emerging The student analyzes ONE"scene" from BOTH SOS and SOS Critique in depth.	Not Evident The student analyzes ONE "scene" from EITHER SOS and SOS Critique in depth.
Persuasion in Science 10 % Did the student address persuasion and science?	Mastered The student clearly explains the relationship between scientific argument and persuasive argument AND refers to bias.	Proficient The student explains the relationship between scientific argument and persuasive argument AND refers to bias.	Emerging The student explains the relationship between scientific argument and persuasive argument OR refers to bias.	Not Evident The student doesn't adequately address EITHER scientific arguments or bias.
Mechanics/Usage/Grammar 10 % What is the quality of the writing?	Mastered Very few mechanical problems in paper, no spelling errors, little or no grammar problems, paper is formatted properly, great sentence structure.	Proficient Some mistakes and spelling errors, confusing format, some grammar problems, fair sentence structure.	Emerging Many spelling mistakes, needs to be edited and revised extensively, messy format, poor sentence structure.	Not Evident Far too many spelling mistakes, needs complete re-editing and revising, format was not attempted, poor sentence structure throughout.
Works Cited Page 15 % Correct use of MLA guidelines for citations	Mastered At least 3 Internet sites are included, using the correct formatting.	Proficient At least 2 Internet sites are included, using the correct formatting.	Emerging Only 1 Internet site is included, using the correct formatting.	Not Evident No Works Cited Page is included, or the formatting is totally incorrect.

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Evaluating, Arguments, Essay

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