Transitions You use You Use You Use You use You do not use words, words, words, limited words, transitions W.8.1.C phrases, and phrases, and phrases, and phrases, and Use words, phrases, and clauses to link clauses to clauses to clauses to clauses to create cohesion the major create unity create unity create unity. and clarify the relationships sections of and clarify the among claim(s), the text, relationships counterclaims, reasons, and create unity among evidence. and clarify the claim(s), relationships Counter- between claims, claims, reasons, and reasons, evidence evidence and counter-claims Tone You establish You establish You establish You establish, You never and maintain a and maintain a and maintain a but do not accurately formal style formal style. formal style for maintain a establish a Establish and maintain a and objective majority, but formal style for formal style formal style. tone. not all, of your majority of text. your text. Conclusion: Your Your Your Your conclusion conclusion conclusion conclusion You provide no Provide a concluding effectively supports the merely states a conclusion. statement or section that strengthens argument you restates the different or follows from and supports the argument have made. position. contradictory the argument presented. and evidence. position. You attempt to Grammar, Style and Your You make vary your Language is Language is Sentence Structure: command of strong choices sentence very basic and very basic and written with your structure and occasionally consistently L.8.1 Demonstrate command expression in grammar, choose precise lacks flow, lacks flow, of the conventions of standard regards to sentence words, but this style, or style, or English grammar and usage grammar and structure and area of your correct correct when writing or speaking. usage shows a style. writing still grammar. grammar. level of needs
Transitions W.8.1.C Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. You use words, phrases, and clauses to link the major sections of the text, create unity and clarify the relationships between claims, reasons, evidence and counter-claims You Use words, phrases, and clauses to create unity and clarify the relationships among claim(s), Counter- claims, reasons, and evidence You Use words, phrases, and clauses to create unity You use limited words, phrases, and clauses to create unity. You do not use transitions Tone Establish and maintain a formal style. You establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone. You establish and maintain a formal style. You establish and maintain a formal style for majority, but not all, of your text. You establish, but do not maintain a formal style for majority of your text. You never accurately establish a formal style Conclusion: Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented. Your conclusion effectively strengthens the argument and evidence. Your conclusion supports the argument you have made. Your conclusion merely restates the position. Your conclusion states a different or contradictory position. You provide no conclusion. Grammar, Style and Sentence Structure: L.8.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Your command of written expression in regards to grammar and usage shows a level of You make strong choices with your grammar, sentence structure and style. You attempt to vary your sentence structure and choose precise words, but this area of your writing still needs Language is very basic and occasionally lacks flow, style, or correct grammar. Language is very basic and consistently lacks flow, style, or correct grammar.
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