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Opinion Paragraph Rubric Code: G57683 By csteines Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assignment Grade Levels: K-5

Opinion Paragraph
	Got it! 3 pts	Almost there! 2 pts	Still learning. 1 pts
Topic Sentence	Got it! I have one of the following topic sentence types: declarative, number statement, situation/stance. My topic sentence states my opinion without using "I" or "my".	Almost there! I have a topic sentence, but is is not one of the types we practiced in class or it is in the wrong location. I may have included details or used "I" or "my" in my topic sentence.	Still learning. I have no topic sentence.
Concluding Sentence	Got it! I have one of the following concluding sentence types: summary, restate, clincher.	Almost there! I have a concluding sentence, but it is not one of the types we practiced in class. I may have included a new detail.	Still learning. I have no concluding sentence
Ideas/Details	Got it! I have plenty of details that support my opinion.	Almost there! I have some ideas that support my opinion. Some of my details do not support my opinion.	Still learning. I have few details, or the details do not support my opinion.
Word Choice	Got it! I have specific nouns, strong verbs, and colorful adjectives. My word choice adds voice to my paragraph.	Almost there! I could use some more specific nouns, strong verbs, or colorful adjectives. My paragraph is lacking voice.	Still learning. I have no specific nouns, strong verbs, or colorful adjectives. Some of my words may not be used correctly.
Sentence Fluency	Got it! All my sentences are complete thoughts. My paragraph is easy to read and flows well. My sentence beginnings are varied.	Almost there! I have one sentence fragment, run-on, or awkward sentence. My sentence beginnings may need to be more varied.	Still learning. I have two or more sentence fragments, run-ons, or awkward sentences. Many of my sentence beginnings may be nearly the same.
Conventions	Got it! I used the editing checklist and have no errors in the no excuse conventions. All my words are spelled correctly.	Almost there! I have one or two no excuse convention or spelling mistakes.	Still learning. I have three or more spelling or no excuse convention mistakes.
Paragraph and Page Set Up	Got it! My heading is correctly formatted. I have a title sitting on the first blue line. Only the first line of my paragraph is indented, and I kept my writing within the red margin lines.	Almost there! I have one or two set up mistakes.	Still learning. I have several mistakes in my page set up.