The writing The writing The writing The writing – – – – effectively introduces the claim(s) introduces the claim(s) introduces the claim(s); however, may identifies the claim(s) fail to distinguish the claim(s) from organizes the reasons and evidence organizes the reasons and evidence has little or no evidence of purposeful alternate or opposing claim(s) logically in a manner that supports the logically organization writing task organizes reasons and evidence in a uses words, phrases, and/or clauses manner that may lack cohesion (ideas effectively uses words, phrases, to create cohesion and clarify the may be rambling and/or repetitive) and/or clauses to create cohesion and relationships among claim(s), clarify the relationships among counterclaims, reasons, and evidence inconsistently uses words, phrases, claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and and/or clauses to create cohesion and provides a concluding statement or Organization evidence clarify the relationships among section that follows from and supports claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and provides an effective concluding the argument presented evidence statement or section that follows from and skillfully supports the argument provides a sense of closure presented Argumentation/Opinion Text-Based Writing Rubric Grade 8
Organization The writing – effectively introduces the claim(s) organizes the reasons and evidence logically in a manner that supports the writing task effectively uses words, phrases, and/or clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence provides an effective concluding statement or section that follows from and skillfully supports the argument presented The writing – introduces the claim(s) organizes the reasons and evidence logically uses words, phrases, and/or clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence provides a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented The writing – introduces the claim(s); however, may fail to distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claim(s) organizes reasons and evidence in a manner that may lack cohesion (ideas may be rambling and/or repetitive) inconsistently uses words, phrases, and/or clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence provides a sense of closure The writing – identifies the claim(s) has little or no evidence of purposeful organization Argumentation/Opinion Text-Based Writing Rubric Grade 8
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