iRubric: Toulmin Argument Basic rubric

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Toulmin Argument Basic Toulmin Argument Basic Toulmin Argument rubric for Japanese sophomore EFL beginning academic writers. Uses only claim, data, warrant & conclusion. Rubric Code: W234C2A By marcopojp Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Toulmin Argument
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Claim	Poor Claim in not stated, Thesis is not present, Not a very good opener for the essay	Fair Claim is present but not really clear, Makes a general statement for thesis, Opening line is present but not eye catching	Good States the Claim, Makes a Thesis, and Has a good opener. Catches the readers attention.
Evidence (Data)	Poor Data/ Reasoning is not present or relevant.	Fair Data/Reasoning is present, but not clear or not clearly relevant to the song.	Good Data is Identifiable, clear and concise and directly from the lyrics
Warrant (General rules)	Poor Warrant is not present or doesn't connect your claims to your grounds or it isn't easily identifiable.	Fair Warrant is present but not correct, or is not related to Data or Claim, but there is something connecting your claims and grounds.	Good Warrant is clearly stated, and makes sense connecting the Claim to the Data. Video is used as evidence
Conclusion	Poor No conclusion, Essay Ends abruptly	Fair Weak conclusion. Does not conclude thesis or Warrant	Good strong concluding paragraph, summarizes and restates the thesis and captures the reader's attention