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Opinion Paragraph Opinion Paragraph Opinion Paragraph on one topic, include a sentence showing the students opinion, 1 reason to support it and a conclusion sentence that restates the opinion. Rubric Code: UXA9W38 By anacdm Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Opinion Paragraph
	Excellent 30 pts	Good 20 pts	Fair 15 pts	Poor 6 pts
Organization	Excellent Information is very organized with a well-constructed opinion and supporting detail.	Good Information is organized with a well-constructed opinion.	Fair Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed.	Poor The information appears to be disorganized.
Reasons / Support	Excellent Includes 1 or more opinions/ reasons in complete sentence.	Good Includes 1 or more opinions/ reasons but not in complete sentences	Fair Includes at least 1 reason/ opinion but it does not have support opinion	Poor No reasons/ opinions have been included.
Conclusion	Excellent Summarizes personal opinion in a strong concluding statement and leaves the reader with an interesting thought to ponder	Good Summarizes personal opinion in a concluding statement.	Fair Concluding statement is a weak summary of personal opinion.	Poor Concluding statement makes no reference to personal opinion.
Use of Language	Excellent Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well written, and varied.Contains 0-1 punctuation, spelling, or grammatical errors	Good May contain 2-3 punctuation, spelling, or grammatical errors, but they do not interfere with meaning.Sentence and paragraph structure is generally correct.	Fair Contains multiple punctuation, spelling, or grammatical errors / meaning may be unclear because of errors.Sentence and paragraph structure is inconsistent. May contain some fragments and / or run on sentences.	Poor Multiple punctuation, spelling, or grammatical errors interferes with meaning and requires significant editing. Little or no evidence of sentence or paragraph structure. Contains sentence fragments and / or run on sentences.