Position Paragraph Rubric

Name: ______________________

Use the answer to your question as the topic sentence (warm up)

Give the title and author of the literary piece early on.

Provide an anecdote (a short story/situation from Boy)

Cite a direct quotation from the work to support your position.

Explain how/why your anecdote and quotation support your topic

sentence

Provide a conclusion
/2

Topic sentence is a complete thought and states position

/2
/2
/2

on issue.
The author and title are listed early on.
An anecdote is provided from Boy to help prove position.
A direct quotation is provided to help prove position; it

/2

is punctuated correctly.
An explanation of how evidence supports topic sentence

/3

is provided.
A conclusion that wraps up argument, provides next

/3

steps, and relates evidence to topic sentence.

All (3pts), most (2 pts), few (1 pt), or no (o pts) simple

/3

sentences are correctly identified

All (3pts), most (2 pts), few (1 pt), or no (o pts)

/3

compound sentences are correctly identified

All (3pts), most (2 pts), few (1 pt), or no (o pts) complex

/8

sentences are correctly identified

Paragraph is 8-12 sentences.

/30

Final Grade