Student Work Rubric - Argumentation Teaching Task - Grades 9-12

Scoring Emerging Approaches Expectations Meets Expectations Advanced

Elements 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
Addresses prompt.
Addresses prompt. Addresses prompt. Addresses prompt.
Controlling Establishes and maintains a precise,
Idea Makes a general claim with an Establishes a clear claim with an Establishes and maintains a clear, substantive claim. Acknowledges
unclear focus. uneven focus. specific, and credible claim. limitations and/or the complexity of
the issue or topic.
Includes well-chosen details,
Includes details, examples, and/or
Includes minimal details from Includes details, examples, examples, and/or quotations from
quotations from sources that support
Selection & sources. and/or quotations from sources sources that fully support the claim
the claim and supporting ideas.
Citation of that are relevant to the claim. and supporting ideas.
Evidence Sources are used without
Consistently cites sources with minor
citation. Inconsistently cites sources. Consistently cites sources using
formatting errors.
appropriate format.
Explains source material to Thoroughly and accurately explains
Development / Explanation of source material is
support the argument, with Accurately explains source material source material, using logical
Explanation of irrelevant, incomplete, or
some incomplete reasoning or and how it supports the argument. reasoning to support and develop
Sources inaccurate.
explanations. the argument.
Groups and sequences ideas in a
Groups and sequences ideas to
Lacks an evident structure. Groups ideas and uses logical progression in which ideas
develop a cohesive argument. Uses
Makes unclear connections transitions to develop the build to create a unified whole. Uses
Organization transitions to clarify the relationships
among claims, reasons, and/or argument, with minor lapses in varied transitions to clarify the
among claim(s), reasons, and
evidence. coherence or organization. precise relationships among claim(s),
evidence.
reasons, and evidence.
Errors in standard English Consistently applies standard English
Consistently applies standard English
Major errors in standard English conventions sometimes conventions, with few errors.
conventions; minor errors, while
conventions interfere with the interfere with the clarity of the Demonstrates varied syntax and
noticeable, do not interfere with the
clarity of the writing. writing. precise word choice.
Conventions clarity of the writing.

Language or tone is Uses language and tone that are Consistently uses language and tone
Uses language and tone appropriate
inappropriate. sometimes inappropriate for the appropriate to the audience and
to the audience and purpose.
audience and purpose. purpose.

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