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Position Paper Rubric For 11th Grade

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Position Paper Rubric For 11th Grade

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Position Paper Rubric for 11th Grade

1 - Needs
Criteria 4 - Excellent 3 - Proficient 2 - Satisfactory
Improvement
Clearly presents Presents the issue Presents the issue
Fails to present
the issue, grabs with some but lacks an
the issue or has a
Introduction attention, and attention grabber engaging
weak introduction
provides a strong and a clear thesis introduction or
and unclear thesis.
thesis statement. statement. clear thesis.
States compelling States some Lacks clear
States clear main
main arguments arguments with arguments and
arguments with
Arguments with strong, limited evidence; relevant evidence;
relevant evidence,
relevant evidence may be unclear or arguments are not
but lacks depth.
and examples. weak. convincing.
Effectively
Addresses Mentions
addresses Fails to address
counterarguments counterarguments
counterarguments counterarguments
Counterarguments but may lack but provides weak
with strong or does so
depth in or unclear
refutation and ineffectively.
refutation. responses.
evidence.
Restates position Restates position, Fails to restate
Restates position
effectively, but does not position or
and summarizes
summarizes key summarize summarize
Conclusion key arguments,
arguments, and arguments or arguments; weak
but lacks a strong
offers a powerful lacks a strong or irrelevant
closing.
closing. ending. ending.
Uses some
Uses a variety of Uses credible Lacks credible
credible sources;
Research & credible sources; sources; most sources; citations
citations may be
Citations all sources are sources are cited are missing or
incomplete or
cited correctly. correctly. incorrect.
incorrect.
Free of
Few grammatical, Some errors in Frequent errors in
grammatical,
spelling, or grammar, grammar,
spelling, and
Writing Mechanics punctuation spelling, or spelling, or
punctuation
errors; mostly punctuation; punctuation;
errors; uses a
formal tone. inconsistent tone. informal tone.
formal tone.

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