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Opinion Essay Opinion Essay Student opinion essay that uses research connections. Rubric Code: W2XWC33 By kkeenleyside Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Opinion Essay Rubric
	Poor 1 pts	Needs Improvement 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Great 4 pts
Research	Poor No research.	Needs Improvement The student lists cases researched but does not summarize facts or other support. No link provided.	Good The student summarizes cases, some details missing. The research may not be accurate. No link provided.	Great The student details the summary of the cases they have researched. The cases are reliable and are used in the conclusion to support the opinion. Links provided.
Organization	Poor No organization	Needs Improvement The student does not have the 5 paragraphs that were part of the directions.	Good The student has the 5 paragraphs.	Great The student has used 5 well developed paragraphs following the assignment guidelines.
Introduction	Poor No introduction	Needs Improvement The student did not have a clear introduction. Did not state title of novel and author.	Good The student had a clear introduction. The student gave his or her position on the topic. Stated title and author of novel.	Great The student had a clear and creative introduction.
Conclusion	Poor No conclusion	Needs Improvement The student did not use the main idea to bring their paper to a close.	Good The student used the main idea to end the paper, but did not restate the ideas. Did not relate research to opinion	Great The student restated the main ideas of their essay, related research to own opinion and brought their paper to a natural close.
Grammar and Spelling & Word Choice	Poor Most words are misspelled, very little correct capitalization, punctuation, & grammar.	Needs Improvement Many spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors. Ideas are never expressed using strong or precise language.	Good Average amount spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors. Ideas are sometimes expressed using strong and precise language.	Great Very few spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammatical errors. Ideas are always expressed using strong and precise language.