6.05 Closing Arguments Rubric Excellent Good Needs Poor Score / Improvement Comments Attention The The The author The introductory introductory has an introductory Grabber / Hook paragraph has paragraph has interesting paragraph is a strong hook a hook or introductory not or attention attention paragraph but interesting or grabber that is grabber, but it the relevant to the appropriate is weak, connection to topic. for the rambling or the topic is (4 points) audience. inappropriate not clear. This could be for the (6 points) a strong audience. statement, a (8 points) relevant quotation, statistic, or question addressed to the reader. (10 points) The Claim / The position The position A position There is no statement statement statement is position Position provides a provides a present, but statement. clear, strong clear does not make (4 points) statement of statement of the author's the author's the author's position clear. position on position on (6 points) the topic. the topic. (10 points) (8 points) The The The author's There is no Closing Paragraph conclusion is conclusion is position is conclusion - strong and recognizable. restated the paper just leaves the The author's within the ends. reader solidly position is closing (4 points) understanding restated paragraph, but the writer's within the not near the position. first two beginning. Effective sentences of (6 points) restatement of the closing the position paragraph. statement (8 points)
6.05 Closing Arguments Rubric Excellent Good Needs Improvement Poor Score / Comments Attention Grabber / Hook The introductory paragraph has a strong hook or attention grabber that is appropriate for the audience. This could be a strong statement, a relevant quotation, statistic, or question addressed to the reader. (10 points) The introductory paragraph has a hook or attention grabber, but it is weak, rambling or inappropriate for the audience. (8 points) The author has an interesting introductory paragraph but the connection to the topic is not clear. (6 points) The introductory paragraph is not interesting or relevant to the topic. (4 points) The Claim / Position The position statement provides a clear, strong statement of the author's position on the topic. (10 points) The position statement provides a clear statement of the author's position on the topic. (8 points) A position statement is present, but does not make the author's position clear. (6 points) There is no position statement. (4 points) Closing Paragraph The conclusion is strong and leaves the reader solidly understanding the writer's position. Effective restatement of the position statement The conclusion is recognizable. The author's position is restated within the first two sentences of the closing paragraph. (8 points) The author's position is restated within the closing paragraph, but not near the beginning. (6 points) There is no conclusion - the paper just ends. (4 points)
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