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For and Against Essay

The task consists on choosing a topic from the news or social media and to write a for and against essay referencing the source from which the students chose the topic and any other information cited in the composition.

Rubric Code: W229WWW

By TeacherJake

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Essay Rubrics
	Needs Help (N/A)	Average (N/A)	Above Average (N/A)	Excellent (N/A)
Organization	Needs Help The essay is disorganized and lacks linkers, cohesion and coherence.	Average Some sections are organized, but the information is disconnected.	Above Average The text is organized and the ideas are connected.	Excellent The text is organized and the ideas are connected. In addition, the student shows expertise and a wide variety of linkers.
Content	Needs Help The essay does not describe for and against positions, details, examples or a conclusion.	Average The essay describes for and against positions, but lacks details, examples and a conclusion.	Above Average The essay describes for and against positions, includes details and examples, but lacks a conclusion.	Excellent The essay describes for and against positions, includes details, examples and a conclusion.
Use of English	Needs Help The student makes mistakes even in the most basic grammatic structures, use of prepositions, lexicon. There are more than 7 mistakes.	Average The student makes mistakes even in the most basic grammatic structures, use of prepositions, lexicon. There are less than 5-7 mistakes.	Above Average The student can use basic grammatic structures without mistakes, tries to include advanced grammatic structures, prepositions and lexicon with 3-5 mistakes.	Excellent The student shows expertise in grammar and lexicon. In addition, includes idiomatic expressions. There are less than 3 mistakes.
Correction	Needs Help The spelling, punctuation, and capitalization are confusing. There are 10 or more mistakes.	Average The spelling, punctuation, and capitalization are confusing. There are 7-10 mistakes.	Above Average The spelling, punctuation, and capitalization are confusing. There are 4-7 or more mistakes.	Excellent The spelling, punctuation, and capitalization are confusing. There are less than 4 mistakes.