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FSA Rubric for Argumentative Writing
Rubric Code:
HX4X4XX
By
edwarca
Draft
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
6-8
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Grades 6–11 Argumentation Text-base
4
4 pts
3
3 pts
2
2 pts
1
1 pts
0
0 pts
Purpose, Focus, and Organization (4
4
The response is fully sustained and consistently focused within the
purpose, audience, and task; and it has a clear claim and effective
organizationalstructure creating coherence and completeness. The
response includes most of the following:
Strongly maintained claim with little or no loosely related
material
Clearly addressed alternate or opposing claims*
Skillful use of a variety of transitionalstrategiesto clarify the
relationships between
3
The response is adequately sustained and generally focused within
the purpose, audience, and task; and it has a clear claim and
evident organizationalstructure with a sense of completeness. The
response includes most of the following:
Maintained claim, though some loosely related material may
be present
Alternate or opposing claimsincluded but may not be
completely addressed*
Adequateuse of a variety of transitional strategies to
clarif
2
The response is somewhatsustained within the purpose, audience,
and task but may include loosely related or extraneous material;
and it may have a claim with an inconsistent organizational
structure. The response may include the following:
Focused claim but insufficiently sustained or unclear
Insufficiently addressed alternate or opposing claims*
1
The response is related to the topic but may demonstrate little or
no awareness of the purpose, audience, and task; and it may have
no discernible claim and little or no discernible organizational
structure. The response may include the following:
Absent, confusing, or ambiguous claim
Missing alternate or opposing claims*
Few or no transitionalstrategies
Frequent extraneousideasthat impede understanding
Too brief to demonstrate knowledge
0
Evidence and Elaboration (4-point R
4
The response providesthorough, convincing, and
credible support, citing evidence for the writer’s claim
that includesthe effective use of sources, facts, and
details. The response includes most of the following:
Smoothly integrated,thorough, and relevant
evidence, including precise referencesto sources
Effective use of a variety of elaborative
techniquesto support the claim
Clear and effective expression of ideas, using
precise language
3
The response provides adequate support, citing
evidence for the writer’s claim that includes the use of
sources, facts, and details. The response includes most
of the following:
Generally integrated and relevant evidence from
sources, though referencesmay be general or
imprecise
Adequate use of some elaborative techniques
Adequate expression of ideas, employing a mix of
precise and general language
2
The response provides uneven, cursory
support/evidence for the writer’s claim that includes
partial use of sources, facts, and details. The response
may include the following:
Weakly integrated evidence from sources;
erratic or irrelevantreferences or citations
Repetitive or ineffective use of elaborative
techniques
Impreciseor simplistic expression of ideas
Some use of inappropriate domain-specific
vocabulary
Mostsenten
1
The response providesminimalsupport/evidence for
the writer’s claim, including little if any use of sources,
facts, and details. The responsemay include the
following:
Minimal, absent, erroneous, or irrelevant
evidence or citationsfrom the source material
Expression of ideasthat is vague, unclear, or
confusing
Limited and often inappropriate language or
domain-specific vocabulary
Sentenceslimited to simple constructions
0
Conventions of Standard English
4
3
2
The response demonstrates an
adequate command of basic
conventions. The responsemay include
the following:
Some minor errorsin usage but no
patterns of errors
Adequate use of punctuation,
capitalization,sentence formation,
and spelling
1
The response demonstrates a partial
command of basic conventions. The
response may include the following:
Various errorsin usage
Inconsistent use of correct
punctuation, capitalization,
sentence formation, and spelling
0
The response demonstrates a lack of
command of conventions, with
frequent and severe errors often
obscuringmeaning.
Subjects:
English
Types:
Writing
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