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Opinion Paragraph

Writing: ____/15 ________% Grammar: ____/10 _________%

Rubric Code: VA2352

By jillraj

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: (none)

Persuasive Paragraph
	5 pts	4 pts	3 pts	2 pts	1 pts
Focus	5 Strongly and clearly states a personal opinon about an ancient civilization.	4 Clearly states a personal opinon about an ancient civilization but does not refer back to their opinon throughout paragraph.	3 A personal opinon about an ancient civilization is not clear or difficult to understand and is not refered back to during the paragraph.	2 A personal opinon about an ancient civilization is not clear.	1 No opinion is present.
Reasons / Support	5 Includes 4 pieces of evidence from article. Each fact is written in a separate sentence.	4 Includes 3 pieces of evidence from article. Each fact is written in a separate sentence.	3 Includes 2 pieces of evidence from article. Each fact is written in a separate sentence.	2 Includes 1 piece of evidence from article. Each fact is written in a separate sentence.	1 No evidence to support opinion is stated.
Conclusion	5 Summarizes personal opinion in a strong concluding statement and leaves the reader with an interesting thought to ponder.	4 Summarizes personal opinion in a concluding statement.	3 Concluding statement is a weak summary of personal opinion.	2 Concluding statement makes no reference to personal opinion.	1 No concluding statement
Grammar/Organization	5 Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well written, and varied.	4 Sentence and paragraph structure is generally correct.	3 Sentence and paragraph structure is inconsistent. May contain some fragments and / or run on sentences.	2 Little or no evidence of sentence or paragraph structure. Contains sentence fragments and / or run on sentences.	1 Paragraph is not in paragraph format.
Mechanics and Grammar	5 Contains 0-1 punctuation, spelling, or grammatical errors.	4 May contain 2-3 punctuation, spelling, or grammatical errors, but they do not interfere with meaning.	3 Contains multiple punctuation, spelling, or grammatical errors / meaning may be unclear because of errors.	2 Multiple punctuation, spelling, or grammatical errors interferes with meaning and requires significant editing	1 Conventions hinder reading of paragraph so it is incomprehensible.