SHOW-ME OPINION WRITING SCORING GUIDE Name: Date: 4- Exceeding 3-Mastery 2-Nearing Mastery 1-Does Not Meet Introduction of or Introduces a or Introduction of topic Lacks introduction. text is clear and text or text is unclear Ideas catches reader’s W.4.1.a attention Opinion is complex Clearly states an Opinion is unclear No evidence of an Ideas and clear opinion opinion W.4.1.a Creates an Creates an Creates an Lacks organizational organizational organizational organizational structure structure in which structure in which structure in which Organization related ideas are related ideas are reasons are given W.4.1.a logically grouped in grouped in paragraphs to support paragraphs to support the writer’s purpose the writer’s purpose Provides reasons that Provides reasons Provides reasons that Little or no reasons to are logically supported by facts support the opinion in support the opinion in Organization supported by facts and details in own own words own words W.4.1.b and details in own words words Links opinion and Links opinions and Links opinion and No linking words reasons using a reasons using words reasons using simple between opinion and Organization variety of grade level and phrases words (e.g. first, also, reasons W.4.1.c words, phrases, next) and phrases and/or clauses Provides a Provides a concluding Provides a concluding Provides no concluding statement or section statement or section concluding statement Organization statement or section related to the opinion unrelated to the to the opinion W.4.1.d related to the opinion presented opinion presented presented Clear awareness of Awareness of Unclear awareness of Little to no awareness Voice purpose and purpose and purpose and of audience and W.4.4 audience audience audience. purpose Sources Consulted: Joplin Schools Writing Handbook () Bay Unition School District Common Core State Standards
SHOW-ME OPINION WRITING SCORING GUIDE Name: Date: 4- Exceeding 3-Mastery 2-Nearing Mastery 1-Does Not Meet Ideas W.4.1.a Introduction of or text is clear and catches reader’s attention Introduces a or text Introduction of topic or text is unclear Lacks introduction. Ideas W.4.1.a Opinion is complex and clear Clearly states an opinion Opinion is unclear No evidence of an opinion Organization W.4.1.a Creates an organizational structure in which related ideas are logically grouped in paragraphs to support the writer’s purpose Creates an organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped in paragraphs to support the writer’s purpose Creates an organizational structure in which reasons are given Lacks organizational structure Organization W.4.1.b Provides reasons that are logically supported by facts and details in own words Provides reasons supported by facts and details in own words Provides reasons that support the opinion in own words Little or no reasons to support the opinion in own words Organization W.4.1.c Links opinion and reasons using a variety of grade level words, phrases, and/or clauses Links opinions and reasons using words and phrases Links opinion and reasons using simple words (e.g. first, also, next) and phrases No linking words between opinion and reasons Organization W.4.1.d Provides a concluding statement or section related to the opinion Provides a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented Provides a concluding statement or section unrelated to the opinion presented Provides no concluding statement to the opinion presented Voice W.4.4 Clear awareness of purpose and audience Awareness of purpose and audience Unclear awareness of purpose and audience. Little to no awareness of audience and purpose Sources Consulted: Joplin Schools Writing Handbook () Bay Unition School District Common Core State Standards