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iRubric: 4th Grade Opinion Writing rubric

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4th Grade Opinion Writing 4th Grade Opinion Writing based on common core Rubric Code: Y226656 By cerjones Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

4th Grade Opinion Writing
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Introduction	Poor I did not state my opinion.	Fair I stated my opinon.	Good I clearly explained the topic and stated my opinion.	Excellent I clearly explained the topic and stated my opinion. I hooked my reader.
Reasons	Poor I gave one example and did not support it with reasons.	Fair I gave 1 reason and supported it with two examples. OR I gave 2 reasons and supported each with one example.	Good I gave at least two reasons for my opinion. I supported my each reason with at least 2 examples.	Excellent I gave more than two reasons and supported each with two or more examples.
Linking words and phrases	Poor I did not link my opinion and reasons with linking words or phrases.	Fair I linked my opinion to one of my reasons with linking words or phrases.	Good I linked my opinion to 2 of my reasons to using linking words or phrases.	Excellent I linked my opinion to all of my reasons using linking words or phrases. I also used linking words to connect my reasons to my examples.
Organization	Poor There is no organizational structure in my writing. I have information that is not related to the topic.	Fair Some ideas are grouped in ways that make sense.	Good My reasons and evidence flow in a way that makes sense.	Excellent The entire piece of writing flows smoothly. Reasons and evidence are written in a way that shows their connection. There are no places in the text where the reader is confused by an abrupt change or misfit idea.
Conclusion	Poor I did not include a concusion.	Fair I restated my opinion as a conclusion.	Good I wrote a conclusion paragraph restating my opinion and summarizing my reasons.	Excellent I wrote a conclusion paragraph restating my opinion and summarizing my reasons. I ended with a final thought.
Conventions	Poor There are many errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. It does not appear the writer edited his or her work.	Fair There are some errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.	Good There are very few errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.	Excellent There are no errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.