Rubric for Opinion Piece (Lesson Plan 3)

Content

3 points
Student paper is at
least one page long,
and stays on topic.

Organization

Students points are

arranged in a logical
manner and flow well
within the paper.

Conventions

Student makes no
more than 3
grammar/spelling
errors.
Student uses 2 or
more quotations from
the text to support
their opinion.

Textual Support

2 points
Student paper is half a
page long, but not a
whole page. Topic
may shift around
some.
Students points are
present, but may be in
a confusing order.

Student makes 4-6

grammar/spelling
errors.
Student uses only 1
quotation to support
their opinon.

1 point
Student paper is not
long enough, or it is
not on topic.

Students work is in
an illogical order that
is confusing to the
reader and cannot be
understood.
Student makes 7 or
more grammatical
errors.
Student does not back
up their points with
quotations, but does
mention that they read
the novel.