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Slagle 8th Grade Refugee Informative Essay (Copy)
8th grade rubric, 6 criteria, 4 levels
8th grade
| Criteria | Level 4 | Level 3 | Level 2 | Level 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction Structure | Includes an introduction paragraph with a hook, background information, and a thesis statement that presents comprehensive main ideas. | Includes an introduction paragraph with a hook, relevant background information, and a thesis statement that presents clear main ideas, though some details may be less developed. | Includes an introduction paragraph with a hook and background information, but the thesis statement presents vague main ideas that lack clarity and focus. | Includes an introduction paragraph that lacks a hook and background information, with a thesis statement that is unclear or missing, resulting in minimal presentation of main ideas. |
| Conclusion Effectiveness | Includes a conclusion paragraph that restates the thesis, summarizes the main points comprehensively, and provides a closing statement. | Includes a conclusion paragraph that restates the thesis, summarizes the main points adequately, and offers a relevant closing statement. | Includes a conclusion paragraph that restates the thesis but provides a limited summary of the main points and lacks a strong closing statement. | Includes a conclusion paragraph that does not effectively restate the thesis, offers minimal summary of the main points, and lacks a closing statement. |
| Body Paragraph Cohesion | Includes three body paragraphs, each containing a topic sentence and a concluding sentence, while employing transitional strategies. | Includes three body paragraphs, each with a clear topic sentence and a concluding sentence, while using some transitional strategies effectively. | Includes three body paragraphs, but may lack clarity in topic or concluding sentences, and uses limited transitional strategies. | Includes fewer than three body paragraphs, with unclear topic and concluding sentences, and minimal to no use of transitional strategies. |
| Evidence Relevance | Provides accurate and relevant evidence in each body paragraph that pertains to the topic of refugees. | Provides mostly accurate and relevant evidence in most body paragraphs that pertains to the topic of refugees, with minor inaccuracies or irrelevancies. | Provides some accurate evidence, but relevance to the topic of refugees is inconsistent across body paragraphs, with several inaccuracies present. | Provides limited or inaccurate evidence in body paragraphs, with little to no relevance to the topic of refugees and frequent errors. |
| Evidence Explanation | Offers explanations of the evidence that enhance the overall content. | Provides explanations of the evidence that support the overall content, with some depth and clarity. | Offers basic explanations of the evidence that relate to the overall content but lack depth or clarity. | Presents minimal or unclear explanations of the evidence that do not effectively connect to the overall content. |
| Conventions Mastery | Demonstrates a command of conventions, including punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. | Demonstrates a good understanding of conventions, with minor errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling that do not impede comprehension. | Demonstrates a developing understanding of conventions, with frequent errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling that occasionally hinder comprehension. | Demonstrates a limited understanding of conventions, with pervasive errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling that significantly impede comprehension. |
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