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Argumentative 4 Paragraph Essay Rubric

Students will demonstrate their knowledge of writing an argumentative essay.

Rubric Code: VX27X3W

By csbrady

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Criteria
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Approaching 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Needs Work 1 pts
Introduction	Excellent Successfully includes an inviting topic sentence, background information, and thesis statement.	Good Attempts to include an inviting topic sentence, background information, and thesis statement.	Approaching Includes a weak topic sentence, background information, and thesis statement.	Fair Missing an element or has an weak topic sentence and/or thesis statement. Background information is weak.	Needs Work Missing multiple elements.
Claims/Reasons	Excellent -Develops claims and counterclaim clearly. -Commentary clearly supports claim (CD) -Cites/references text appropriately	Good -Develops claims and counterclaim. -Commentary supports claim (CD) -Includes some citations/references to text.	Approaching - Establishes a claim. - Commentary somewhat supports claim (CD) -Weak references to text - Attempts counterargument	Fair -Attempts to establish a claim, but lacks a clear purpose. - Citations/references are illogical/opinions - weakly attempts counterargument.	Needs Work -Lacks a clear purpose -Little to no reference to text - No counterargument
Claims/Reasons	Excellent -Develops claims and counterclaim clearly. -Commentary clearly supports claim (CD) -Cites/references text appropriately	Good -Develops claims and counterclaim. -Commentary supports claim (CD) -Includes some citations/references to text.	Approaching - Establishes a claim. - Commentary somewhat supports claim (CD) -Weak references to text - Attempts counterargument	Fair -Attempts to establish a claim, but lacks a clear purpose. - Citations/references are illogical/opinions - weakly attempts counterargument.	Needs Work -Lacks a clear purpose -Little to no reference to text - No counterargument
5. Conclusion	Excellent Well-written paragraph including: -restatement of the thesis -references to both reasons -strong concluding sentence/final plea.	Good Strong paragraph including: -restatement of the thesis -references to both reasons -concluding sentence/final plea.	Approaching Paragraph including: -restatement of the thesis -attempt to reference both reasons -concluding sentence/final plea.	Fair Missing element(s) -restatement of the thesis - reference to reasons -concluding sentence	Needs Work Does not successfully conclude the essay
Transitions/	Excellent Successfully incorporates transitions and connecting words which tie thoughts together fluently.	Good Incorporates transitions and connecting words which tie thoughts together fluently.	Approaching Attempts to incorporate transitions and connecting words. Sentences flow together somewhat fluently	Fair Incorporate some transitions and connecting words; however, sentences do not flow together fluently.	Needs Work Transitions between sentences/ideas are unclear or non-existant.
Sentence Structure/Word Choice	Excellent -Includes appropriate sentence variety; Uses complete sentences with few, if any, errors. - Demonstrates excellent, appropriate word choice	Good -Includes some sentence variety; Uses complete sentences with few, if any, errors. - Demonstrates strong and appropriate word choice	Approaching -Includes little sentence variety; Uses complete sentences with some errors. - Word choice is adequate	Fair -Includes little sentence variety; Uses mostly complete sentences with some errors. - Word choice is weak	Needs Work -Includes little sentence variety; Multiple incomplete sentences with multiple errors. - Word choice is weak and inappropriate
Conventions	Excellent Consistently uses correct spelling, grammar, and usage, including accepted use of standard capitalization and comma usage.	Good Generally uses correct spelling, grammar, and usage, including accepted use of standard capitalization.	Approaching Mostly uses correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and usage.	Fair Weak use of spelling, punctuation, grammar, and usage.	Needs Work Poor use of correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

Keywords:

writing, 5-paragraph, essay, organization

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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