Name ______Date ______Period ______

Globalization : Is it Mostly Good or Mostly Bad?

Task : Write an essay persuading people that globalization is mostly good or mostly bad.

Ideas from Class Debate :

STUDENT NAME: ______

TOTAL POINTS: ______

50-46 points / 45-41 points / 40-36 points / 35-0 points
Comprehension of Key Ideas and Details (Content)
50 points / ___Student cites textual evidence which demonstrates understanding of the task
___Demonstrates comprehension of the content through analysis of the text and citations / ___ Student cites some textual evidence which demonstrates understanding of the task
___Demonstrates some comprehension of the content through analysis of the text and citations / ___Minimally cites evidence which demonstrates of the task
___Analysis of the text and citations is limited / ___ No textual evidence is cited
___ Analysis of the text and citations is missing
10-9 points / 8 points / 7 points / 6-0 points
Development
of Ideas
10 points / ___Provides reasoning and development of ideas appropriate to the task / ___ Provides some reasoning and development of ideas appropriate to the task / ___Provides minimal reasoning and development of ideas appropriate to the task / ___Provides no reasoning and development of ideas appropriate to the task
20-18 points / 17-16 points / 15-14 points / 13-0 points
Organization
20 points / ___ Ideas are arranged to suit the task and lead readers from one reason or piece of evidence to another
___Uses topic sentences which give structure to the writing and highlight the main points
___Uses transitions appropriately
___A well-developed thesis provides a structure for the essay and clearly outlines the writer’s main points of analysis
___ Lead is engaging
___Ending reinforces and builds on the main points in a way that makes the entire writing cohesive / ___ Ideas are somewhat arranged to suit the task and lead readers from one reason or piece of evidence to another
___Uses some topic sentences which give structure to the writing and highlight the main points
___Transitions are used somewhat appropriately
___A thesis is provided but is not completely developed
___Lead is provided but is not engaging
___Ending is provided but reinforcement of the main points is limited / ___ Ideas are minimally arranged to suit the task and lead readers from one reason or piece of evidence to another
___Uses a minimal amount of topic sentences
___Transitions are used inappropriately
___A thesis is provided but is ineffective
___Lead is minimal
___Ending is provided but reinforcement of the main points is minimal / ___ Ideas are not arranged to suit the task and lead readers from one reason or piece of evidence to another
___Does not use topic sentences
___Transitions are not used
___No thesis is provided
___No lead is provided
___No ending is provided
10-9 points / 8 points / 7 points / 6-0 points
Clarity of Language
10 points / ___Word choice is content-specific
___ Word choice engages the reader / ___Word choice related to content is limited
___ Word choice somewhat engages the reader / ___Word choice related to content is minimal
___ Word choice minimally engages the reader / ___Word choice is not content-specific
___ Word choice does not engage the reader
10-9 points / 8 points / 7 points / 6-0 points
Conventions
10 points / ___ Varies sentence structure effectively
___Demonstrates a strong command of grammar and mechanics / ___ Variety of sentence structure is limited
___Demonstrates limited command of grammar and mechanics / ___ Variety of sentence structure is minimal
___Demonstrates minimal command of grammar and mechanics / ___ Sentence structure is not varied
___Does not demonstrate command of grammar and mechanics