Colonists and Powhatan Indians Persuasive Essay

Point Scale Students Score

Rubric Components
4 3 2 1

-Topic
Opening Paragraph sentence -Topic Sentence
-Topic Sentence -Topic Sentence
catches is irrelevant
is adequate is absent
attention -Position is
-Position could -Position is very
-Position is somewhat
be stated clearer unclear/absent
clearly stated unclear

-Each -Topic
-Topic
Paragraph -Topic Sentences for
Sentences are
begins with Sentences could each paragraph
there but could
topic sentence be greatly are absent
be improved
Body Paragraphs and contains improved -Paragraphs
-There could be
evidence to -The supporting contain no
more supporting
support your evidence is evidence to
evidence
position lacking a lot support your
-Transitions
-Transitions are -Transitions are position
could be
being used almost absent -No transitions
improved slightly
adequately are being used
-Argument is
-Argument is restated same
-Argument is -Argument is not
restated nicely as in topic
restated nicely restated at all
-Main Points sentence
-Main points are -Main points are
are -Main points are
summarized not summarized
Conclusion summarized summarized
using the same -Last sentence is
using different using the same
words as before absent/ things
wording words as before
-Last sentence is are not tied up
-Last sentence -Last sentence
mediocre nicely
is interesting does not tie
things up nicely
 -Less than 2
Spelling/Grammar -3-5 -5-8 -9+
spelling
spelling/gramma spelling/gramma spelling/gramma
errors/grammar
r errors r errors r errors
errors
-Student has -Student has -It is unclear
chosen a side chosen a side whether the -No side is
Purpose and explained but could explain student has chosen/position
why they chose why more chosen a side or taken
it effectively. effectively not

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