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Argumentative Essay Students will be asked to write a five paragraph essay arguing for or against a later start time for the school day. Students will be required to have at least one counterclaim paragraph in support of their counterargument. Correct punctuation and spelling is required. Students must include at least two sources and cite them using MLA. Students must include a thesis statement, transitions, and a conclusion. Rubric Code: X237664 By msmelscer Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Argumentative Essay
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Introduction/Thesis Statement	Poor Does not introduce topic or provide a thesis statement.	Fair Poorly introduces topic or weak thesis statement.	Good Introduces the topic with thesis statement.	Excellent Introduces the topic with a strong thesis statement.
Content	Poor Does not provide connections to class content or make sense of facts and details.	Fair Attempts to provide connections to class content or make sense of facts and details but does not do so successfully.	Good Provides connections to class content to make sense of facts and details and does so successfully.	Excellent Successfully provides connections to class content to make sense of facts and details to make clear points in arguments.
Citations/MLA	Poor Does not use citations or MLA format.	Fair Attempts to use citations or MLA format.	Good Uses citations or MLA format.	Excellent Correctly uses citations and MLA format.
Conclusion	Poor Does not provide a closing.	Fair Attempts to provide a closing.	Good Provides a closing.	Excellent Successfully provides a closing that makes connections at the end of the essay.
Spelling/Punctuation	Poor Does not use capitalization, punctuation, and spelling correctly.	Fair Attempts to use capitalization, punctuation, and spelling correctly.	Good Mostly uses capitalization, punctuation, and spelling correctly.	Excellent Uses capitalization, punctuation, and spelling correctly.