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Argument/Debate Group Project "Tell-Tale Heart" Argument Poster Group Project This rubric is for evaluating argument essays/posters written and presented by students to assess their ability to formulate argumentative writings that support the guilt or innocence of the narrator in "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe. Group members are only assessed on their portion(s) of the project. Rubric Code: XXB858B By malvarez64 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: (General) Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Project Elements
	* (N/A)	Points Earned (N/A)
Opening/Claim/Introduction/Thesis 15 pts Connect the crime and/or your position to something the reader/audience can relate to historically or socially; Briefly preview (don't list) the arguments you're going to make; State the thesis in a way that links to the arguments you previewed and should provide an answer to the prompt.	* MEMBER RESPONSIBLE:	Points Earned
Reason/Idea/Evidence #1 15 pts POINT (Idea from Insanity Definition), EVIDENCE (What does the text say?), EXPLANATION (what does the evidence mean?), LINK (how/why does the evidence matter to your thesis statement of guilt or innocence?)	* MEMBER RESPONSIBLE:	Points Earned
Reason/Idea/Evidence #2 15 pts POINT (Idea from Insanity Definition), EVIDENCE (What does the text say?), EXPLANATION (what does the evidence mean?), LINK (how/why does the evidence matter to your thesis statement of guilt or innocence?)	* MEMBER RESPONSIBLE:	Points Earned
Reason/Idea/Evidence #3 15 pts POINT (Idea from Insanity Definition), EVIDENCE (What does the text say?), EXPLANATION (what does the evidence mean?), LINK (how/why does the evidence matter to your thesis statement of guilt or innocence?)	* MEMBER RESPONSIBLE:	Points Earned
Counter/Opposing Claim w Evidence 15 pts What others who disagree might say (Point) what evidence they may cite (Evidence/Says), what they might say it means to the opposite view (Explanation/Means) and why it is wrong (Link/Matters).	* MEMBER RESPONSIBLE:	Points Earned
Closing/Conclusion 15 pts Restate the thesis, perhaps in a slightly different way than in the Intro.; Clearly but briefly repeat the separate arguments and how they were linked to your thesis; End the with a summarizing statement that leaves the reader/audience thinking about why your position is correct.	* MEMBER RESPONSIBLE:	Points Earned
Poster Creativity 5 pts ALL GROUP MEMBERS	*	Points Earned
Group Presentation 5 pts ALL GROUP MEMBERS	*	Points Earned