Rubric
CRITERIA
Body Section 1
RATING
DESCRIPTION
25
25-16 _____I wrote a topic sentence that clearly gives a reason for my claim.
____ I clearly supported my topic sentence with valid evidence from my
research.
10
15-1 ____I wrote a topic sentence that partially gives a reason for my claim.
____ I partially supported my topic sentence with valid evidence from my
research.
0
____I did not write a topic sentence that partially gives a reason for my claim.
____ I did not support my topic sentence with valid evidence from my research.
CRITERIA
Body Section 2
RATING
DESCRIPTION
25
25-16 _____I wrote a topic sentence that clearly gives a reason for my claim.
____ I clearly supported my topic sentence with valid evidence from my
research.
15
15-1 ____I wrote a topic sentence that partially gives a reason for my claim.
____ I partially supported my topic sentence with valid evidence from my
research.
0
____I did not write a topic sentence that partially gives a reason for my claim.
____ I did not support my topic sentence with valid evidence from my research.
CRITERIA
Indirect Quote
RATING
DESCRIPTION
15
15-10 ____ I clearly used at least one indirect quote as evidence for each reason
to support my claim or refute a counterclaim. ____ I clearly identified each
source of the paraphrased or summarized information using a signal phrase.
5
9-1 ____ I partially used at least one indirect quote as evidence for each reason
to support my claim or refute a counterclaim. ____ I partially identified each
source of the paraphrased or summarized information using a signal phrase.
0
____ I did not use at least one indirect quote as evidence for each reason to
support my claim or refute a counterclaim. ____ I did not identify each source of
the paraphrased or summarized information using a signal phrase.
CRITERIA
Direct Quote
RATING
DESCRIPTION
15
15-10 _____ I clearly used at least one direct quote as evidence for my claim.
____ I clearly punctuated the quote properly. ____ I clearly identified the source
of the quote, using a signal phrase.
9
9-1 ____ I partially used at least one direct quote as evidence for my claim. ____
I partially punctuated the quote properly. ____ I partially identified the source of
the quote, using a signal phrase.
0
____ I did not use at least one direct quote as evidence for my claim. ____ I did
not punctuate the quote properly. ____ I did not identify the source of the quote,
using a signal phrase.
CRITERIA
Transitions
RATING
DESCRIPTION
10
10-6 ____ I clearly used transition phrases to connect ideas, sentences, and
paragraphs.
5
5-1 _____ I partially used transition phrases to connect ideas, sentences, and
paragraphs.
0
____ I did not use transition phrases to connect ideas, sentences, and paragraphs.
CRITERIA
Clarity In Writing
RATING
DESCRIPTION
10
10-6 _____ I clearly used formal language. ____ I clearly wrote in the third
person point of view. ____ I clearly used correct grammar, punctuation, and
spelling.
5
5-1 ____ I partially used formal language. ____ I partially wrote in the third
person point of view. ____ I partially used correct grammar, punctuation, and
spelling.
0
____ I did not use formal language. ____ I did not write in the third person point
of view. ____ I did not use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling.