Name of student: ______________________________________________ 0 1 3 5 Claim: A claim was not An attempt to A claim was The claim was written. write a claim was included in the written correctly, included in the paragraph. The arguing one side of paragraph. reader was the question. The Points:________ confused about reader knew which the side being side was being argued. argued. Evidence: Evidence that The paragraph 2 pieces of 3 pieces of answered the had only 1 piece evidence were evidence were questions was not of evidence. Or included in the included in the provided. Or An attempt was paragraph. Or paragraph. The The evidence in made to cite An attempt was evidence was cited the document was evidence. It was made to cite correctly, including Points:________ not cited. not done correctly. evidence, it was who the source somewhat correct. was and the document it came from. Reasoning: There was not any Minimal reasoning There was some There was reasoning included was included in reasoning linking reasoning in the document the document the evidence back explaining all of the linking the linking the to the claim. evidence. The Points:________ evidence back to evidence back to Some of the reasoning made the claim. the claim. reasoning made sense to the sense. reader. Counterclaim: A counterclaim A counterclaim A counterclaim A counterclaim was not included. was included in was included in was included in the the paragraph. the paragraph. It paragraph. It made an attempt argued the other to argue the other position with Points:________ position with evidence and reasoning or reasoning. evidence. Conventions: The paragraph The paragraph The paragraph The paragraph was had excessive had many has some well written with spelling, grammar, mistakes in mistakes in few mistakes in and mistakes in spelling, grammar, spelling, grammar, spelling, grammar punctuation. It or punctuation. or punctuation. or punctuation. Points:________ made the paragraph difficult to read. ______/25 Document to Meriwether Lewis (Modified) A: Jefferson’s Letter
Name of student: ______________________________________________ 0 1 3 5 Claim: Points:________ A claim was not written. An attempt to write a claim was included in the paragraph. A claim was included in the paragraph. The reader was confused about the side being argued. The claim was written correctly, arguing one side of the question. The reader knew which side was being argued. Evidence: Points:________ Evidence that answered the questions was not provided. Or The evidence in the document was not cited. The paragraph had only 1 piece of evidence. Or An attempt was made to cite evidence. It was not done correctly. 2 pieces of evidence were included in the paragraph. Or An attempt was made to cite evidence, it was somewhat correct. 3 pieces of evidence were included in the paragraph. The evidence was cited correctly, including who the source was and the document it came from. Reasoning: Points:________ There was not any reasoning included in the document linking the evidence back to the claim. Minimal reasoning was included in the document linking the evidence back to the claim. There was some reasoning linking the evidence back to the claim. Some of the reasoning made sense. There was reasoning explaining all of the evidence. The reasoning made sense to the reader. Counterclaim: Points:________ A counterclaim was not included. A counterclaim was included in the paragraph. A counterclaim was included in the paragraph. It made an attempt to argue the other position with reasoning or evidence. A counterclaim was included in the paragraph. It argued the other position with evidence and reasoning. Conventions: Points:________ The paragraph had excessive spelling, grammar, and mistakes in punctuation. It made the paragraph difficult to read. The paragraph had many mistakes in spelling, grammar, or punctuation. The paragraph has some mistakes in spelling, grammar, or punctuation. The paragraph was well written with few mistakes in spelling, grammar or punctuation. ______/25 Document A: Jefferson’s Letter to Meriwether Lewis (Modified)