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Fact/ Opinion writing piece
Fact/ Opinion writing piece
Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section.
Rubric Code:
MX9WC58
By
mbuller
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
6-8
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Writing
Below expectations
1 pts
Working toward expectations
2 pts
Meeting Expectations
3 pts
Exceeds Expectations
4 pts
Opinion/Organization
Below expectations
- Writes 1 -3 incomplete sentences about opinion
- Topic not established
- Does not include a reason
- Writes 1 sentence on-topic
Working toward expectations
- Writes 2 or 3 possibly incomplete sentences about opinion
- Topic sentence may be unclear or not included
- Opinion may be unclear
- Reasons are vague or may not support opinion
- Closure may be unclear or not included
Meeting Expectations
- Writes 3 or more complete sentences about opinion
- Provides a topic sentence
-States an opinion
- Supplies a relevant reason that supports their opinion clearly
-Provides some sense of closure
Exceeds Expectations
- Writes 4 or more complete sentences about opinion
- Provides a clear topic sentence
- States opinion
- Supplies at least 2 reasons that support their opinion clearly
-Provides clear and appropriate closure
Focus & Details
Below expectations
- Does not write on topic or topic may be unclear
-very unfocused
Working toward expectations
- Some focus
- Uses minimal descriptive words
- sequence may be unclear
Meeting Expectations
- Focus is clearly evident
- Uses basic descriptive words or phrases
- May include vague text evidence
- appropriate sequencing
Exceeds Expectations
- Focus is clearly evident
- Uses appropriate, relevant and/or vivid words or phrases to describe
- Text evidence included to support reasoning directly & clearly
- Sequence is well-organized and logical
Language Conventions
Below expectations
- lettering may be illegible
- Uppercase letters are random within words
- Punctuation is not evident
- Many words are not spelled phonetically
Working toward expectations
- print is legible but not neat
- appropriate spacing not included between words
- Contains a few incomplete sentences
- Incorrect use of singular and plural nouns
- Begins to use end punctuation
- Begins to use capitalization appropriately
- Writes phonetically spelled words
Meeting Expectations
- print/spacing is neat
- Complete sentences
- Correctly uses singular/plural nouns with matching verbs
- Uses verbs tenses correctly
- Correct end punctuation
- Capitalizes appropriately
- Correctly applies most contractions
- Spells most 3-4 letter short vowel words and grade-level-appropriate sight words correctly
Exceeds Expectations
- Meets all expectations in "Meets Proficiency"
- Uses a variety of simple and compound sentences
- Title capitalized correctly
- Uses commas correctly
- Applies second grade spelling patterns consistently and logically
Subjects:
English
(General)
Types:
Writing
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