Year 6 Discussion Text Rubric

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0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Title Title not included Title included but not Title included and
clear/appropriate clear/appropriate
Introduction No introduction Introduction included but Introduction included Detailed introduction
included does not set the scene for which sets the scene for the included which sets the scene
the text text for the text
Structure

Reasoning No reasons for the One appropriate reason Two appropriate reasons Three appropriate reasons
(for/affirmative) argument included provided for the argument provided for the argument provided for the argument
Reasoning No reasons against One appropriate reason Two appropriate reasons Three appropriate reasons
(against/negative) the argument provided against the provided against the provided against the
included argument argument argument
Conclusion Conclusion not Conclusion included but Conclusion included with Conclusion included with
included personal opinion is not personal opinion stated persuasive personal opinion
clear stated
Tense Present tense not Present tense occasionally Present tense is
used used consistently used

Grammatical Third person not used Third person Third person is used
Person inconsistently used consistently throughout the
Language Features

text
Paragraph Ideas are not Ideas are inconsistently Ideas are clearly connected
Connection connected with connected with paragraph with paragraph starters
paragraph starters starters
Vocabulary Powerful statements Powerful statements Powerful statements
(modality) are not (modality) are (modality) are used
used effectively inconsistently used effectively
Topic-specific Topic specific Topic specific vocabulary Topic specific vocabulary
Vocabulary vocabulary is not is occasionally used in the is consistently used in the
used effectively text text
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Descriptio No reasons have One reason has Two reasons have Three reasons Four reasons Five reasons have Six reasons have
n appropriate appropriate appropriate evidence have appropriate have appropriate appropriate appropriate
evidence and/or evidence and/or and/or examples to evidence and/or evidence and/or evidence and/or evidence and/or
Evidence and
Reasoning

examples to examples to support support the argument examples to examples to examples to examples to
support the the argument support the support the support the support the
argument argument argument argument argument

Spelling Less than half of Most words are All words are spelled
words spelled spelled correctly correctly
correctly
Language Conventions

Sentence Sentences are Sentences are Sentences are a mix

Structure generally simple generally simple or of simple, compound
compound and complex
Grammar Correct grammar Correct grammar is Correct grammar is Correct grammar
is not used inconsistently used mostly used is consistently
throughout the throughout the text throughout the text used throughout
text the text
Punctuatio Punctuation is not Punctuation is Punctuation is Punctuation is
n used throughout inconsistently used mostly used consistently used
the text throughout the text throughout the text throughout the
text

TOTAL: /40 A = 34 – 40 B = 28 – 33 C = 21 – 27 D = 14 – 20 E = 0 – 13
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