opinion_paper_rubric

Opinion Paper Assessment Rubric

 * Ideas and Content**
 * 1) Writer’s opinion is clearly stated in the opening of the essay.
 * 2) Writer’s opinion is clearly argued/explained in an effort to persuade their audience.
 * 3) Writer uses passages from both texts to support their explanation of their opinion.
 * 4) Writer leaves no questions unanswered about how they feel about the subject. They try to address the subject fully.
 * Organization**
 * 1) There is an opening, a middle, and a closing.
 * 2) The opinion is stated like a thesis, and that thesis is restated in the close of the essay.
 * 3) The body of the essay is organized in paragraphs with topic sentences and support.
 * 4) The closing of the essay begins with writer’s opinion and finishes with a broad and convincing look at the subject.