OPINION PAPER RUBRIC
THIS RUBRIC IS CONSTRUCTED ON A SCALE OF 0-100. 0 REPRESENTS THE
LOWEST END OF THE GRADING SPECTRUM, WITH 100 BEING THE HIGHEST
SCORE ON THE GRADING SPECTRUM.
0-10
THE PAPER WAS LESS THAN TWO PAGES AND THE CONTENT WAS
INSUFFICIENT TO MEET ANY OF THE GRADING CRITEREA.
10-60
THE INTRODUCTION OF THE TOPIC WAS WEAK. THE PAPER HAD
ONLY 1 PIECE OF SUPPORTING RESEARCH EVIDENCE FOR THE
OPINION PRESENTED. THE OPINION OF THE AUTHOR WAS NOT
STRONGLY SUPPORTED OR CLEARY STATED OR ARGUED. THE
PAPER HAD 4 OR MORE GRAMMATICAL ERRORS. THE CONCLUSION
WAS WEAK AND UNSUPPORTED.
60-79
THE INTRODUCTION WAS ADEQUATE. THE PAPER HAD 2 PIECES OF
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE FOR THE OPINION PRESENTED. THE
OPINION OF THE AUTHOR WAS EVIDENT AND SUPPORTED BY THE
EVIDENCE IN A CLEAR AND ORGANIZED MANNER. THE PAPER HAD AN
ADEQUATE AND CLEAR CONCLUSION SUPPORTING THE MAIN POINTS
OF THE ARGUMENT. THE PAPER HAD 3 OR LESS GRAMMATICAL
ERRORS.
80 -100
THE INTRODUCTION OF THE TOPIC WAS ENGAGING, CLEAR AND
WELLSTATED. THE PAPER HAD 3 OR MORE PIECES OF EVIDENCE
THAT CLEARLY, STRONGLY AND CONVINCINGLY SUPPORTED THE
OPINION EXPRESSED. THERE WERE 0-1 GRAMMATICAL ERRORS. THE
CONCLUSION SUPPORTED AND REINFORCED THE AUTHORS OPINION
IN A CLEAR, CONCISE, AND CONVINCING MANNER.