Constructed Response: Structured Paragraph

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Constructed Response: Structured Paragraph

Using the space below and following the rubric, answer the prompt to the best of your ability in an argumentative structured paragraph.

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Scoring Rubric

Exceeds 4 / Meets 3 / Approaches 2 / Well Below 1
Claim / Specific compelling claim that is clearly arguable and takes a purposeful position within a historical context and sets up evidence to explained later. / Text is a specific clearly arguable claim that takes a position and is in a historical context. / Claim is arguable and takes a position. / A claim is made but is missing many elements.
Evidence 1 / Convincing relevant data is given that clearly supports the claim. / Relevant data is used to back up the claim. / Data vaguely backs up claim. / Data is present but does not relate to claim.
Analysis 1 / Text clearly explains the relationships between the claim, the reasons, and the evidence. / Explains the relationship between the claim, reasons, and evidence. / Text briefly explains the relationship between the claim and evidence. Reasons are missing. / Text elaborates on evidence only without reasons or claim.
Evidence 2 / Convincing relevant data is given that clearly supports the claim. / Relevant data is used to back up the claim. / Data vaguely backs up claim. / Data is present but does not relate to claim.
Analysis 2 / Text clearly explains the relationships between the claim, the reasons, and the evidence. / Explains the relationship between the claim, reasons, and evidence. / Text briefly explains the relationship between the claim and evidence. Reasons are missing. / Text elaborates on evidence only without reasons or claim.
Evidence 3 / Convincing relevant data is given that clearly supports the claim. / Relevant data is used to back up the claim. / Data vaguely backs up claim. / Data is present but does not relate to claim.
Analysis 3 / Text clearly explains the relationships between the claim, the reasons, and the evidence. / Explains the relationship between the claim, reasons, and evidence. / Text briefly explains the relationship between the claim and evidence. Reasons are missing. / Text elaborates on evidence only without reasons or claim.
Conclusion / Text effectively strengthens the claim and evidence by clearly connecting the claim the real world or larger concepts. / Text reiterates the claim in different words without making connections. / Text restates the claim without making connections. / Text partially restates the claim.
Conventions / Text contains 1 or fewer errors and consistently uses standard English conventions. / Text contains 2 errors using standard English conventions. / Text contains 3 errors / Text contains 4 or more errors.

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