Argumentation/Opinion Text-Based Writing Rubric Grade 8 Score of 4 Score of 3 Score of 2 Score of 1 The writing The writing The writing The writing – – – – makes effective use of available makes adequate use of available makes limited use of available makes inadequate use of available resources resources resources resources skillfully/effectively supports an supports an opinion with relevant and inconsistently supports an opinion fails to support an opinion with opinion with relevant and sufficient sufficient facts and details from with relevant and sufficient facts and relevant and sufficient facts and facts and details from resources with resources with accuracy details from resources with accuracy details from resources with accuracy accuracy uses credible sources* inconsistently uses credible sources* attempts to use credible sources* Reading/Research uses credible sources* The writing The writing The writing The writing – – – – addresses all aspects of the writing addresses the writing task with a addresses the writing task with an attempts to address the writing task task with a tightly focused response focused response inconsistent focus but lacks focus establishes the significance of a claim establishes a plausible claim or attempts to establish a plausible claim attempts to establish a claim or or proposal proposal or proposal proposal effectively acknowledges and acknowledges and distinguishes the inconsistently supports claim(s) with supports claim(s) using evidence that distinguishes the claim(s) from claim(s) from alternate or opposing logical reasoning and relevant and is insufficient and/or irrelevant alternate or opposing claims claims sufficient evidence demonstrates inadequate use of skillfully supports claim(s) with logical supports claim(s) with logical demonstrates limited use of writing writing process (using technology if Development reasoning and relevant and sufficient reasoning and relevant and sufficient process (using technology if applicable) ∆ evidence evidence applicable) ∆ demonstrates effective use of writing demonstrates adequate use of writing process (using technology if process (using technology if applicable) ∆ applicable) ∆
Argumentation/Opinion Text-Based Writing Rubric Grade 8 Score of 4 Score of 3 Score of 2 Score of 1 Reading/Research The writing – makes effective use of available resources skillfully/effectively supports an opinion with relevant and sufficient facts and details from resources with accuracy uses credible sources* The writing – makes adequate use of available resources supports an opinion with relevant and sufficient facts and details from resources with accuracy uses credible sources* The writing – makes limited use of available resources inconsistently supports an opinion with relevant and sufficient facts and details from resources with accuracy inconsistently uses credible sources* The writing – makes inadequate use of available resources fails to support an opinion with relevant and sufficient facts and details from resources with accuracy attempts to use credible sources* Development The writing – addresses all aspects of the writing task with a tightly focused response establishes the significance of a claim or proposal effectively acknowledges and distinguishes the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims skillfully supports claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence demonstrates effective use of writing process (using technology if applicable) ∆ The writing – addresses the writing task with a focused response establishes a plausible claim or proposal acknowledges and distinguishes the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims supports claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence demonstrates adequate use of writing process (using technology if applicable) ∆ The writing – addresses the writing task with an inconsistent focus attempts to establish a plausible claim or proposal inconsistently supports claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence demonstrates limited use of writing process (using technology if applicable) ∆ The writing – attempts to address the writing task but lacks focus attempts to establish a claim or proposal supports claim(s) using evidence that is insufficient and/or irrelevant demonstrates inadequate use of writing process (using technology if applicable) ∆
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