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Opinion Paragraph Opinion Writing Rubric Code: U92X3W By tevans107 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Opinion Paragraph
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Topic Sentence ("Hook")	Poor Topic/opinion is not stated.	Fair Topic is not stated in a complete sentence, but does express an opinion.	Good Topic sentence is stated in a complete sentence and somewhat expresses an opinion about the topic.	Excellent Topic sentence is stated in a complete sentence and fully expresses an opinion about the topic.
Supporting reasons	Poor Contains no specific reasons to support opinion.	Fair Contains 1 specific reasons to support opinion.	Good Contains 2 specific reasons to support opinion.	Excellent Contains 3 or 4 specific reasons to support opinion.
Details (EVIDENCE)	Poor Gives no details to support any of their reasons in their opinion	Fair Gives very few details to support their reasons in the opinion	Good Gives some details to support each of their reasons in their opinion	Excellent Gives outstanding details to support each of their reasons in their opinion.
Organization/Structure	Poor No organization. Transitions are not present.	Fair Organization is clear. Some transitions are present.	Good Logical progression of details. Transitions present, however do not enhance the overall effectiveness of the paragraph.	Excellent Logical progression of details. Transitions are appropriate and used effectively.
Grammar/ spelling	Poor More than 5 errors in grammar and spelling that catch the readers attention and interrupt the flow of the paragraph.	Fair 4-5 errors in grammar and spelling that catch the readers attention and interrupt the flow of the paragraph.	Good 3 errors in grammar or spelling but the paragraph is still easy to read.	Excellent 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling so the paragraph is exceptionally easy to read.
Closing sentence	Poor Opinion does not contain a closing sentence	Fair Opinion contains a closing sentence but contradicts their topic sentence	Good Opinion contains a closing sentence but does not restate their opinion	Excellent Opinion contains a closing sentence that restates their opinion