Common Corestatestandards Writingrubrics(Grades11-12)Argument

COMMON CORESTATESTANDARDS WRITINGRUBRICS(GRADES11-12)ARGUMENT

ARGUMENT
Description / 5Exceptional / 4Skilled / 3Proficient / 2Developing / 1Inadequate
Claim:
Thetextintroducesaclear,arguable claimthatcanbesupportedby reasonsandevidence. / Thetextintroducesacompelling claimthatis clearlyarguableand takesapurposeful positiononan issue.Thetexthasastructureand organizationthatis carefullycrafted tosupporttheclaim. / Thetextintroducesapreciseclaim thatis clearlyarguableandtakes
anidentifiablepositiononanissue. Thetexthasaneffectivestructure andorganizationthatis alignedwith theclaim. / Thetextintroducesaclaimthat is arguableandtakesaposition. Thetexthasastructureand organizationthatis alignedwith theclaim. / Thetextcontainsanunclearor emergingclaimthatsuggestsavague position.Thetextattemptsastructure andorganizationtosupporttheposi- tion. / Thetextcontainsanunidentifiable claimorvagueposition.Thetexthas limitedstructureandorganization.
Development:
Thetextprovidessufficient dataand evidencetobackuptheclaim while pointingoutthestrengthsand limitationsofboththeclaimand counterclaim.Thetextprovidesa conclusionthatsupportsthe argument. / Thetextprovidesconvincingand relevantdataandevidencetoback uptheclaimandskillfullyaddresses counterclaims.Theconclusion effectivelystrengthensthe claim
andevidence. / Thetextprovidessufficient and relevantdataandevidencetoback uptheclaimandfairlyaddresses counterclaims.Theconclusion effectivelyreinforces theclaimand evidence. / Thetextprovidesdataandevidence tobackuptheclaimandaddresses counterclaims.Theconclusionties
totheclaimandevidence. / Thetextprovidesdataandevidence thatattempttobackuptheclaimand unclearlyaddressescounterclaimsor lacks counterclaims.Theconclusion merelyrestatestheposition. / Thetextcontainslimiteddataand evidencerelatedtotheclaimand counterclaimsorlacks counterclaims. Thetextmayfailtoconcludethe argumentorposition.
Audience:
Thetextanticipatestheaudience’s knowledgelevel,concerns,values, andpossiblebiasesabouttheclaim. Thetextaddressesthespecific needsoftheaudience. / Thetextconsistentlyaddressesthe audience’s knowledgelevel,con- cerns,values,andpossiblebiases abouttheclaim.Thetextaddresses thespecificneedsoftheaudience. / Thetextanticipatestheaudi- ence’sknowledgelevel,concerns, values,andpossiblebiasesabout theclaim.Thetextaddressesthe specificneedsoftheaudience. / Thetextconsiderstheaudience’s knowledgelevel,concerns,values, andpossiblebiasesaboutthe
claim.Thetextaddressestheneeds oftheaudience. / Thetextillustratesaninconsistent awarenessoftheaudience’s knowledgelevelandneeds. / Thetextlacks anawarenessofthe audience’s knowledgeleveland needs.
Cohesion:
Thetextuseswords,phrases,and clausesaswellasvariedsyntaxto linkthe majorsectionsofthetext, createscohesionandclarifiesthe relationshipbetweentheclaimand reasons,betweenreasonsand evidence,andbetweenclaimsand counterclaims. / Thetextstrategicallyuseswords, phrases,and clausesaswellas variedsyntaxtolinkthe major
sectionsofthetext.Thetextexplains therelationships betweentheclaim andreasonsaswellastheevidence. Thetextstrategicallylinksthe counterclaimstotheclaim. / Thetextskillfullyuseswords, phrases,and clausesaswellas variedsyntaxtolinkthe major sectionsofthetext.Thetext identifiestherelationshipbetween theclaimandreasonsaswellasthe evidence.Thetexteffectivelylinks thecounterclaimstotheclaim. / Thetextuseswords,phrases,and clausesaswellasvariedsyntaxto linkthe majorsectionsofthetext. Thetextconnectstheclaimand reasons.Thetextlinksthe counterclaimstotheclaim. / Thetextcontainslimitedwords, phrases,and clausestolinkthe major sectionsofthetext.Thetextattempts toconnecttheclaimandreasons. / Thetextcontainsfew,ifany,words, phrases,and clausestolinkthe major sectionsofthetext.Thetextdoes not connecttheclaimsandreasons.
StyleandConventions:
Thetextpresents aformal, objective tonethatdemonstrates standard Englishconventionsofusageand mechanics whileattendingtothe norms ofthediscipline(i.e.MLA, APA,etc.). / Thetextpresents anengaging,formal andobjectivetone. Thetext intentionallyusesstandardEnglish conventionsofusageand mechanics whileattendingtothenorms ofthe discipline(i.e.MLA,APA,etc.). / Thetextpresents aformal, objectivetone. Thetextdemon- stratesstandardEnglishconven- tionsofusageand mechanics
whileattendingtothenorms ofthe discipline(i.e.MLA,APA,etc.). / Thetextpresents aformal tone. Thetextdemonstrates standard Englishconventionsofusageand mechanics whileattendingtothe norms ofthediscipline(i.e.MLA, APA,etc.). / Thetextillustratesalimitedawareness offormal tone. Thetextdemonstrates someaccuracyin standardEnglish conventionsofusageand mechanics. / Thetextillustratesalimitedaware- nessoforinconsistenttone. Thetext demonstrates inaccuracy in standard Englishconventionsofusageand mechanics.