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Name:______________________________________9th Lit - Unit 1 EA #2 - Argumentative Essay RubricCriteriaStandards for this PerformanceExemplary (10-9)Evidence of Exceeding StandardsProficient (8)Standards Met SuccessfullyEmerging (7)Areas that Could Be ImprovedIncomplete (6-0)Missing ElementsMultiplier &Total PointsCriteria #1: Intro & ThesisThe essayincludes a well-developed explanation of the issue and a clearly defined thesis statementThe essayincludes an explanation of the issue and a thesis statementThe essaystates the thesis but does not adequately explain the issueThe essaystates a vague or unclear thesis x.5 _______Criteria #2: Claims & EvidenceThe essaypresents 2 strong claims that support the thesissmoothly integrates 4 pieces of credible evidence into the text (with proper citations) in support of each claim The essaypresents 2 claims that align with the thesisintegrates 4 pieces of credible evidence into the text (with proper citations) in support of each claimThe essayclaims are present but do not support thesisintegrates some evidence in support of each claim but evidence is not well chosen or citations are incorrectThe essayclaims are missing or uncleardoes not integrate evidence or integrates evidence that does not support the claim x1 _______Criteria #3: InterpretationThe essayincludes insightful interpretation with relevant details and commentarypresents counterclaim and clearly refutes it with relevant reasoning and evidenceThe essayincludes interpretation with relevant commentarypresents and acknowledges counterclaim and offers some evidence to refute itThe essayinterpretation is present but does not provide sufficient commentarymentions counterclaim, but it is vague and is not clearly refutedThe essaycontains poorly developed interpretation or does not relate to the evidenceprovides vague or no descriptions of counterclaim and refutation x2 _______Criteria #4:ConclusionThe essayconcludes by summarizing the main points and providing an effective call to actionThe essayconcludes by summarizing the main points and offering a call to actionThe essayconcludes by repeating main points and ends without a suggestion for changeThe essayconcludes without summarizing main points or suggesting change x.5 _______Name:______________________________________9th Lit Argumentative Essay RubricCriteriaStandards for this PerformanceExemplary (10-9)Evidence of Exceeding StandardsProficient (8)Standards Met SuccessfullyEmerging (7)Areas that Could Be ImprovedIncomplete (6-0)Missing ElementsMultiplier &Total PointsCriteria #5: OrganizationThe essay follows clear CEIEI paragraph structure with a logical progression of ideas The essayfollows CEIEI paragraph structure but may not have a clearly logical progression of ideas The essaydemonstrates an awkward, unstructured progression of ideasThe essaydoes not follow the correct CEIEI organization x.5 ______Criteria #6: Style(Write in 3rd person; no contractions)The essayshowcases central points and uses effective transitionscarefully selects strong and interesting diction appropriate for the genreIndividual voice is evidentThe essaydevelops central points and uses transitionsselects strong diction appropriate for the genreindividual voice is evidentThe essayideas are related but not connected, spends too much time on some irrelevant details or uses few transitions contains limited or simple dictionThe essayideas are not connected, lacks clear direction and uses no transitionscontains weak or inappropriate diction x1 _______Criteria #7: Grammar/ MechanicsThe essaydemonstrates correct spelling and excellent command of standard English conventionsThe essaydemonstrates correct spelling and general command of standard English conventionsThe essayincludes some incorrect spelling and grammatical weaknesses that interfere with meaningThe essayincludes several errors in spelling and grammatical weaknesses that interfere with meaning x1 ______Criteria #8: APA FormatThe essayis formatted correctly: header includes last name and page numbers, double spaced, 1 inch margins, indented paragraphs, 12 pt. font, references pageThe essaycontains 1 – 2 formatting errorsThe essaycontains 3 – 4 formatting errorsThe essaycontains 5 or more formatting errors x.5 ______Comments:Total Score: /70 points ................
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