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Argumentative Essay

Informational Essay

A five paragraph essay about a topic of your choice.

Rubric Code: XX9BW8B

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Argumentative Essay
	Needs Work 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Research	Needs Work Is unable to gather relevant information from credible sources, does not paraphrase or quote the text, or give credit to the source.	Fair Gathers non relevant information from credible sources and quotes or paraphrases most of the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism. Does not cite all of their sources.	Good Gathers mostly relevant information from multiple credible sources and quotes or paraphrases the ideas of others while avoiding plagiarism. Cites their sources.	Excellent Gathers relevant information from multiple credible sources, quotes or paraphrases the ideas of others while avoiding plagiarism, and cites their sources.
Writing Process	Needs Work Does follow the proper writing process steps.	Fair Uses a pre-write to guide their writing, writes a rough draft, and publishes their work.	Good Uses a pre-write to guide their writing, writes a rough draft, and somewhat edits and revises their work before publishing.	Excellent Uses a pre-write to guide their writing, organizes their ideas into a rough draft, uses correct editing marks to edit and revise their work, then publishes their writing.
Organization/Content	Needs Work Topic and focus is unclear. Introduction and conclusion are weak or not present.	Fair Strays away from the topic and focus is inconsistent. Introduction or conclusion are present but weak.	Good Maintains a clear focus throughout most of the text. Appropriate introduction and conclusion	Excellent Maintains a clear focus throughout the text, and provides an interesting and appropriate introduction and conclusion.
Word Choice, Syntax, and Style	Needs Work Language is inappropriate for the text, style is inconsistent, and most sentences are incomplete.	Fair Language is mostly inappropriate for the text, the style is inconsistent, and less than half of the sentences are complete	Good Chooses language that is mostly appropriate for the purpose, uses a consistent style, and most sentences are complete	Excellent Chooses precise language and establishes and maintains an appropriate and consistent style; sentences are complete.
Conventions	Needs Work The grammar, including spelling and punctuation, has frequent errors and the meaning of the text is unclear.	Fair The grammar is inconsistent, including spelling and punctuation. The meaning of the text is somewhat unclear.	Good The grammar is mostly correct, including spelling and punctuation.	Excellent Demonstrates a command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including spelling and punctuation.
Thesis Statement and Transitions	Needs Work The topic sentence and transitions are not present.	Fair The topic sentence is present but does not lay out the topic and main ideas of the essay. Transitions are present but not appropriate.	Good The topic sentence lays out the topic and some of the main ideas of the essay. Uses mostly appropriate transitions.	Excellent The thesis statement lays out the argument and claims of the essay. Uses appropriate transitions to clarify relationships or connect ideas and claims.

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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