/ Proficient / Basic / BelowBasic
11003(((10( / 2 / 1 / 3 / 2 / 133 / 3 / 2 / 1 / 3 / 2 / 1
WRITING APPLICATION / IDEAS/CONTENT
Thesis/Position Statement. / •States a clear and
compellingpositionthatskillfullyappealstotheaudience / •States a clear and
reasonable positiononaproposition orproposal / •Positionmaynotbe
immediatelycleartothereader / •Noclear position or
proposal
Reasons andEvidence toSupport
Thesis / •Skillfullysupportsthe
position with at least 3 relevantreasonsand evidence
•Skillfullyuses apersuasivetechniqueto best suitaudienceand purpose / •Effectivelysupportsthe
position with 2 or more relevantreasonsand evidence
•Adequatelyuses apersuasivetechniquetosuit audience and purpose / •Insufficient and/or
unclearevidencetosupportposition / •Little orno
supportingevidence tosupportposition
AddressingConcerns /Counter-
Arguments / •Effectivelyaddresses
opposing viewpointsandprovidescounter-arguments,building a convincingandwell-focused argument / •Addressesan opposing
viewpoint and provides acounterargument / •Addresses opposing
viewpoint butdoesNOT provide acounterargument / •Doesn’taddress
opposing viewpoint norprovidecounterargument
WRITING STRATEGIES / ORGANIZA-TION / SkillfulStructure:
•Strong, engagingintroduction
•Effective sequencingofideasenhances argument and
linkstothesis
•Powerful conclusionskillfully reinforcesthesisand givesclosure / Appropriatestructure:
•Engaging introduction
•Adequatesequencing ofideas based on purpose andlinkedtothesis
•Conclusion reinforcesthesisand givesclosure / Weakstructure:
•Introduction,bodyand/or conclusion mayneedsomerevision
•Lacksconsistencyof
ideas
•Evidencemaybeisolatedfacts with weaksequencing / Littletono structure:
•Introduction,bodyand/or conclusion maynot existor mayneed
major revision
VOICE / •Clearsense ofaudienceand
purpose. / •Sense of purposeandaudience / •Sense of purpose
and/or audiencenotclear / •Unclear or nosense
ofvoice, purposeandaudience
WORD ANDLANGUAGE
CHOICE / •Words/phrasespowerfully
convey the intendedmessage / •Effective words/phrases
get messageacross / •More precise
words/phrases areneededtocreate a clearmessage / •Limitedvocabulary;
wordsmaybe usedinappropriately
SENTENCEFLUENCY / •Purposeful andinnovative
sentencestructure enhancesintendedeffect
•Skillfuluseoftransitionswithinandacross paragraphs / •Purposefuluseof
sentencestructureenhances intended effect
•Transitionsconnectideaswithinandacross
paragraphs / •Someunderstanding
ofsentencestructure
•Limited use ofappropriatetransitions / •Littleorno senseof
sentencestructure
•Lackstransitions
CONVENTIONS / •Shows creativityand
flexibilitywhen usingconventionsto enhancemeaning. / •Uses grade level
appropriateconventions;errors are minorand do notobscuremeaning / •Uses grade level
appropriateconventions;errorsoccasionallyobscuremeaning / •Limited
understanding of gradelevelappropriateconventions
Total Score: (100) (97) (92) (90) (85) (82) (79) (75) (72) (69) (65) (62)
Argumentative/Persuasive Essay
Based on our REACH Values and core beliefs how are you a KLA leader?
Your Essay must include:
___ Introduction, Body, Conclusion(At least 3 paragraphs)*
___ Clear Thesis/Position Statement *
___ Reasons and Evidence to support the thesis*
___ Opposing View and Counterargument *
___ Clear sense of audience and purpose *
___ Proper sentence structure and use of transitions*
___Grade level appropriate vocabulary and writing conventions*
* See the rubric on the other side for more detail.