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Opinion Essay Opinion Essay Mrs. Elibert's Opinion Essay Rubric Rubric Code: K72A77 By mwbatbabe Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assessment Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

MY OPINION ESSAY
	Good 5 pts	Fair 3 pts	Poor 1 pts
Topic Sentence What am I writing about?	Good In my opening paragraph, I clearly mention what I am writing about.	Fair In my opening paragraph, my topic does not make much sense. My reader might be confused.	Poor I did not mention what my topic is in my opening paragraph.
Opinion Statement Can my reader understand my opinion?	Good My opinion is clearly stated and easy to understand.	Fair My opinion is not very clear or doesn't make sense.	Poor My opinion is not given.
Reasons Given Did I write the reasons why I feel the way I do?	Good I included at least 3 exact, important and clear reasons why I feel the way I do about the topic. I did not write any unimportant reasons.	Fair I included only 1 or 2 exact, important and clear reasons why I feel the way I do about the topic.	Poor I did not include a reason why I feel the way I do about the topic.
Clear Details/Examples Did the details or examples I gave help the reader to easily form a picture in his or her mind?	Good My details/examples are clearly written so that the reader can easily form a picture in his/her mind.	Fair My gave details/examples but only 1 or 2 make sense. The reader can form a picture in his/her for only 1 or 2 of my details/examples.	Poor My details/examples do not help the reader form a picture in his/her mind.
Opinion of examples Did I express my opinion of the examples?	Good I expressed my opinion for each example that I gave.	Fair My opinion of each example is not very clear or doesn't make sense.	Poor I did not express my opinion of the examples.
Closing Opinion Did I restate my opinion?	Good My closing paragraph restates my opinion.	Fair My closing paragraph restates my opinion but does not make sense or is not the same opinion I gave in my opening paragraph.	Poor I do not have a closing paragraph or did not restate my opinion. My essay just ends.
Summary Did I summarize my reasons in my closing paragraph?	Good I summarized at least 3 important reasons in my closing paragraph.	Fair I only summarized 1 or 2 of my reasons in my closing paragraph.	Poor I did not summary any reasons in my closing paragraphs.
Grammar Did I make any errors in punctuation, usage, spelling, and/or capitalization?	Good I made 0 or only 1 error in punctuation, usage, spelling, and/or capitalization.	Fair I made 2, 3 or 4 errors in my punctuation, usage, spelling, and/or capitalization.	Poor I made 5 or more errors in punctuation, usage, spelling, and/or capitalization.