Score 4 - Above 3 - Meets 2 - Approaching 1 - Below CATEGORY Standards Standards Standards Standards Position The position statement The position A position There is no position Statement provides a clear, strong statement provides a statement is statement. statement of the author\'s clear statement of present, but does position on the topic. the author\'s not make the position on the topic. author\'s position clear. Support Includes 3 or more pieces of Includes 3 or more Includes 2 pieces of Includes 1 or fewer for evidence (facts, statistics, pieces of evidence evidence (facts, pieces of evidence Position examples, real-life (facts, statistics, statistics, examples, (facts, statistics, experiences) that support examples, real-life real-life examples, real-life the position statement. The experiences) that experiences) that experiences). writer anticipates the support the position support the position reader\'s concerns, biases or statement. statement. arguments and has provided at least 1 counter-argument. Evidence All of the evidence and Most of the evidence At least one of the Evidence and and examples are specific, and examples are pieces of evidence examples are NOT Examples relevant and explanations specific, relevant and and examples is relevant AND/OR are given that show how explanations are relevant and has an are not explained. each piece of evidence given that show how explanation that supports the author\'s each piece of shows how that position. evidence supports piece of evidence the author\'s supports the position. author\'s position. Accuracy All supportive facts and Almost all supportive Most supportive Most supportive statistics are reported facts and statistics facts and statistics facts and statistics accurately. are reported are reported were inaccurately accurately. accurately. reported. Closing The conclusion is strong and The conclusion is The author\'s There is no paragraph leaves the reader solidly recognizable. The position is restated conclusion - the understanding the writer\'s author\'s position is within the closing paper just ends. position. Effective restated within the paragraph, but not restatement of the position first two sentences of near the beginning. statement begins the closing the closing paragraph. paragraph. Grammar Author makes no errors in Author makes 1-2 Author makes 3-4 Author makes & Spelling grammar or spelling that errors in grammar or errors in grammar more than 4 errors distract the reader from the spelling that distract or spelling that in grammar or content. the reader from the distract the reader spelling that content. from the content. distract the reader from the content.
CATEGORY 4 - Above Standards 3 - Meets Standards 2 - Approaching Standards 1 - Below Standards Score Position Statement The position statement provides a clear, 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. There is no position statement. Support for Position Includes 3 or more pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement. The writer anticipates the reader\'s concerns, biases or arguments and has provided at least 1 counter-argument. Includes 3 or more pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement. Includes 2 pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement. Includes 1 or fewer pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences). Evidence and Examples All of the evidence and examples are specific, relevant and explanations are given that show how each piece of evidence supports the author\'s position. Most of the evidence and examples are specific, relevant and explanations are given that show how each piece of evidence supports the author\'s position. At least one of the pieces of evidence and examples is relevant and has an explanation that shows how that piece of evidence supports the author\'s position. Evidence and examples are NOT relevant AND/OR are not explained. Accuracy All supportive facts and statistics are reported accurately. Almost all supportive facts and statistics are reported accurately. Most supportive facts and statistics are reported accurately. Most supportive facts and statistics were inaccurately reported. 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 distract 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 distract the reader from the content.
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