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5 Paragraph Opinion Essay 5 Paragraph Opinion Essay Americanism Essay "Why it is Important to Vote" Rubric Code: FX76237 By sglassell Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Opinion Essay
	Highly Effective (80-100%) 10 pts	Effective (70-79%) 8 pts	Developing (60-69%) 6 pts	Ineffective (50-59%) 4 pts
Introduction Knowledge	Highly Effective Introductory Paragraph expresses an opinion and has three strong reasons.	Effective Expresses an opinion and has three reasons.	Developing Offers an opinion but reasons are not fully thought out or lacking creativity, or there is only one or two reasons.	Ineffective There is an opinion, two or three reasons missing.
Supporting Evidence Knowledge	Highly Effective Three paragraphs are about a reason and have supporting evidence that helps us understand the reasons in depth.	Effective Three paragraphs are about a reason and have some supporting evidence that helps us understand the reasons in depth.	Developing It is unclear what each paragraph is about and the supporting evidence has nothing to do with the reasons.	Ineffective Paragraphs have no evidence.
Conclusion Knowledge	Highly Effective The conclusion re-states the introduction in different words and tells why it is important	Effective The conclusion re-states the introduction in different words but doesn't tell why it is important.	Developing The conclusion doesn't re-state the introduction in other words and doesn't tell why it's important	Ineffective There is no conclusion
Spiced it up!	Highly Effective You had figurative language and involved a quote to add meaning.	Effective You used either a quote or figurative language to spice it up.	Developing Used good details but no figurative language or quotes.	Ineffective Didn't use detailed descriptions or figurative language.
Read	Highly Effective You gave eye contact and spoke clearly with some emotion.	Effective Spoke clearly with a little emotion and some eye contact.	Developing Had a hard time hearing everything and almost no eye contact. Little emotion.	Ineffective No eye contact, didn't speak loudly and clearly with no emotion.