Counterarguments Project Grade 11 COMPOSING/WRITTEN EXPRESSION

8 THESIS
Clear thesis stated on title slide Focus on appropriate audience in introduction and included media Addresses and responds to counterarguments

6
Clear thesis stated on title slide General focus on audience in introduction and included media

4
May focus on a clear thesis on title slide Inconsistent focus on audience or fails to identify an audience in introduction and/or included media May not address or respond to counterarguments

2
Fails to create a clear thesis on title slide No focus on audience or inappropriate audience

COUNTERARGUMENTS

Attempts to address and respond to counterarguments

Fails to address and respond to counterarguments

MEDIA

Created and included highly appropriate media Strong, effective conclusion including a specific and highly persuasive call to action

Created and included appropriate media

Created and included media

Failed to create or include media

CONCLUSION

Good conclusion including a persuasive call to action

Weak conclusion including a call to action

No conclusion or no call to action in conclusion

MECHANICS
6 SENTENCE FORMATION
Exhibits consistent control of sentence formation, avoiding fragments, run-ons, and comma splices. Exhibits consistent control of usage, including subject/verb agreement, pronoun agreement, pronoun case, adjectives and adverbs, verb tenses, plurals and possessives, homophones, and avoidance of double negatives.

4
Exhibits reasonable control of sentence formation, avoiding fragments, runons, and comma splices.

2
Exhibits inconsistent control of sentence formation, including occasional fragments, run-ons, and comma splices Exhibits inconsistent control of usage, including subject/verb agreement, pronoun agreement, pronoun case, adjectives and adverbs, verb tenses, plurals and possessives, homophones, and double negatives. Exhibits inconsistent control of mechanics, including punctuation, capitalization, formatting, and spelling.

0
Exhibits little or no control of sentence formation, including fragments, run-ons, and comma splices. Exhibits little or no control of usage, including subject/verb agreement, pronoun agreement, pronoun case, adjectives and adverbs, verb tenses, plurals and possessives, homophones, and double negatives.

USAGE

Exhibits reasonable control of usage, including subject/verb agreement, pronoun agreement, pronoun case, adjectives and adverbs, verb tenses, plurals and possessives, homophones, and avoidance of double negatives.

MECHANICS

Exhibits consistent control of mechanics, including punctuation, capitalization, formatting, and spelling.

Exhibits reasonable control of mechanics, including punctuation, capitalization, formatting, and spelling.

Exhibits little or no control of mechanics, including punctuation, capitalization, formatting, and spelling.

Counterarguments Project Grade 11