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Argument Writing Argumentative Writing
EmbEddEd AssEssmEnt
SCoRING GuIDE
Scoring Criteria
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3
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Ideas
The argumentative essay
• responds to the
prompt with a clearly focused claim
• integrates relevant evidence and strong supporting details.
The argumentative essay
• responds to the
prompt with a
focused claim
• integrates evidence
and supporting details.
The argumentative essay
• responds to the
prompt with an unfocused or inconsistently sustained claim
• uses irrelevant
or insufficient evidence and lacks supporting details.
The argumentative essay
• does not respond
to the prompt; response is vague or confusing
• uses minimal evidence and supporting details.
Structure
The argumentative essay
• uses an effective
multiparagraph organizational structure
• uses a variety of transitions to create coherence and integrate ideas
The argumentative essay
• uses an appropriate
multiparagraph organizational structure
• uses transitions to create coherence
The argumentative essay
• uses a flawed
or inconsistent organizational structure
• uses transitions ineffectively or inconsistently
The argumentative essay
• has little or
no obvious organizational structure
• uses few or no transitions
use of Language
The argumentative essay
• demonstrates
command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, and usage
The argumentative essay
• demonstrates
adequate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, and usage
The argumentative essay
• demonstrates
partial or inconsistent command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, and usage
The argumentative essay
• lacks command of
the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, and usage; frequent errors obscure meaning.
Unit 2 • What Influences My Choices? • Part 3: Embedded Assessment 91
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