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Position Paper Rubric Position Paper Rubric Students are to take a position on any issue, and defend/support that position. Rubric Code: EB88A6 By laneyk Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Position Paper Rubric
	Poor 3 pts	Fair 6 pts	Good 9 pts	Great 12 pts
Introduction	Poor Does Not contain an introduction or thesis statement.	Fair Contains an introduction and a thesis, but there is no transition between the two.	Good Contains an introduction and a thesis, and the transition between the two is sufficient.	Great Contains an introduction and a thesis, and the transition between the two is above standard.
Concession to the opposition	Poor Does not contain a concession.	Fair Contains a concession, but does not support it with other fact-based information.	Good Contains a concession, and supports it sufficiently with fact-based information.	Great Contains a concession, and fully supports it with fact-based information.
Support Point One	Poor Does not present a defensible point.	Fair Offers a defensible point, but does not support it with fact-based data.	Good Offers a defensible point, and supports it with fact-based data.	Great Offers a defensible point, and supports it exceptionally well with fact-based data.
Support Point Two	Poor Does not present a defensible point.	Fair Offers a defensible point, but does not support it with fact-based data.	Good Offers a defensible point, and supports it with fact-based data.	Great Offers a defensible point, and supports it exceptionally well with fact-based data.
Support Point Three	Poor Does not present a defensible point.	Fair Offers a defensible point, but does not support it with fact-based data.	Good Offers a defensible point, and supports it with fact-based data.	Great Offers a defensible point, and supports it exceptionally well with fact-based data.
Conclusion	Poor The piece has no conclusion, it just ends.	Fair The piece has a conclusion, but it fails to end it effectively.	Good The piece has a conclusion that ends effectively.	Great The piece has a conclusion that ends effectively, and promotes further thought on the subject.
Elaboration	Poor Little or no elaboration/explanation.	Fair Some explanation and interpretation.	Good Adequately explains and draws conclusions.	Great Skillfully presents detailed information with clear conclusions throughout the paper.
Grammar	Poor The essay lacks editing and review. It has distracting fragments/run-ons, usage errors, spelling. (More than 5 per page)	Fair The essay has several errors. Needs editing. (Less than 5 per page)	Good The grammar in this essay is good. Few errors. (Less than 3 per page)	Great The grammar is excellent. There are little to no mistakes.
MLA format/Citations	Poor More than 6 errors in MLA form and no citations.	Fair 3-5 errors in MLA form and citations to back up some assertions.	Good Only 1-2 errors in MLA form and citations to back up most assertions.	Great All MLA is correct and there are citations to back up every assertion.
Writing guidelines	Poor Writing guidelines not followed. (skip lines, front only, ink, etc)	Fair Several guidelines not followed.	Good Almost all guidelines followed.	Great Guidelines followed.

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