Position The position statement The position statement A position statement is present, is no position provides a strong provides a clear but does not make the author's statement. Statement statement of the statement of the author's position clear. author's position on the position on the topic. topic. Support for Includes 3 pieces of Includes 3 pieces of Includes 2 pieces of evidence that Includes 1 piece of evidence that support evidence that support the support the position statement. evidence that supports Position the position statement. position statement. the position statement. The writer anticipates the reader's concerns, biases or arguments and has provided at least 1 Closing The conclusion is The conclusion is The author's position is restated There is no conclusion - strong and leaves the recognizable. The within the closing paragraph, but the paper just ends. paragraph reader solidly author's position is not near the beginning. understanding the restated within the first writer's position. two sentences of the Effective restatement of closing paragraph. the position statement begins the closing paragraph. Grammar & Author makes no errors Author makes 1-2 errors Author makes 3-4 errors in Author makes more than in grammar or spelling in grammar or spelling grammar or spelling that distract 4 errors in grammar or Spelling that distracts the reader that distract the reader the reader from the content. spelling that distracts the from the content. from the content. reader from the content. Salutation Salutation and closing Salutation and closing Salutation and closing have 3 or Salutation and/or closing have no errors in have 1-2 errors in more errors in capitalization and are missing. & Closing capitalization and capitalization and punctuation. punctuation. punctuation. Your Score __________
Position Statement The position statement provides a strong statement of the author's position on the topic. The position statement provides a clear statement of the author's position on the topic. A position statement is present, but does not make the author's position clear. is no position statement. Support for Position Includes 3 pieces of evidence that support the position statement. The writer anticipates the reader's concerns, biases or arguments and has provided at least 1 Includes 3 pieces of evidence that support the position statement. Includes 2 pieces of evidence that support the position statement. Includes 1 piece of evidence that supports the position statement. Closing paragraph The conclusion is strong and leaves the reader solidly understanding the writer's position. Effective restatement of the position statement begins the closing paragraph. The conclusion is recognizable. The author's position is restated within the first two sentences of the closing paragraph. The author's position is restated within the closing paragraph, but not near the beginning. There is no conclusion - the paper just ends. Grammar & Spelling Author makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distracts the reader from the content. Author makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. Author makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. Author makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distracts the reader from the content. Salutation & Closing Salutation and closing have no errors in capitalization and punctuation. Salutation and closing have 1-2 errors in capitalization and punctuation. Salutation and closing have 3 or more errors in capitalization and punctuation. Salutation and/or closing are missing. Your Score __________
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