OPINION WRITING Draft RUBRIC

OPINION WRITING Draft RUBRIC
STUDENT: ____________ TOTAL ___ + 3 x 2 = ____ GRADE

LEAD
Lead is simplistic
Lead missed the angle (main idea) of the story: did not present the problem
Good interesting lead
Outstanding fresh new lead

SENTENCE STRUCTURE
Simple sentences (too short)
Sentences too long
Sentence length appropriate for the topic
Outstanding mix of sentence structures and lengths

ARGUMENTS
Support is general and predictable
Good logical points
Creative use of support

STORY ORGANIZATION
Decent story organization, needs some work, sometimes lose the reader
Good story organization
Outstanding creative use of story organization

PROVIDING INFORMATION
Story displays effort, but is too predictable
Story information is interesting, but too many questions left unanswered
Story information is outstanding, all questions answered

QUOTES
Quotes are used
Quotes are not used in an opinion piece except for rare occasions

JOURNALISTIC STYLE
Writer has many journalistic errors
Writer has some journalistic errors
Writer has few journalistic errors
Writer has no journalistic errors

JOURNALISTIC RESPONSIBILITY
Writer is unaware of ethical considerations and responsibilities
Writer often ignores ethical considerations and responsibilities
Writer sometimes ignores ethical considerations and responsibilities
Writer is aware of ethical considerations and responsibilities

OPINION WRITING Draft RUBRIC
STUDENT: ____________ TOTAL ___ + 3 x 2 = ____ GRADE
by Robert Courtemanche robert.courtemanche@galenaparkisd.com

WORD CHOICE
Writer sometimes uses inappropriate choices with ethnicity, gender and age
Writer rarely uses inappropriate choices in relation to ethnicity, gender and age
Writer uses appropriate choices in relation to ethnicity, gender and age

OPINION/EDITORIALIZATION
Writer sometimes lacks respect for the opinions of others in this story
Writer rarely lacks respect for the opinions of others in this story
Writer respects the opinions of others in this story

MECHANICAL (PUNCTUATION, GRAMMAR) ERRORS
Writer has little control of mechanical errors
Writer makes many mechanical errors
Writer makes some mechanical errors
Writer makes few mechanical errors

STORY TELLING TECHNIQUE
Story is told as a collection of facts, does not show or tell
Story uses facts logically, but does not show or tell
Story uses facts logically, shows and tells
Story uses facts very well and tells a compelling, interesting story

FAIRNESS, INTEGRITY
Story shows the other side, but leaves out important details
Story shows the other side, but fails to prove their own point
Story is fair to all parties and steers clear of inflammatory statements

CONCLUSION
Shows a solution to the problem, but fails to solve the problem
Shows a solution to the problem, but some holes still exist
Solution is reasonable
Solution is creative and well defended

MAJOR FLAWS (-5 points each)
Story not double spaced
Did not correct original errors

FATAL FLAWS (AUTOMATIC 50)
Writer is unaware of ethical considerations and responsibilities
Writer often uses inappropriate choices in relation to ethnicity, gender and age
Little or no support for main idea
Writer never tells where they got important information
Writer does not respect the opinions of others in this story
Story fails to show the other side
Fails to show a reasonable solution to the problem
No Lead or fragment
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