Argumentative Essay Evaluation Rubric
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1Argumentative Essay Evaluation Rubric
Criteria
Level 4
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
Unacceptable
Essay
Student completely
Student completely
Student partially
Student partially
Student’s work in
Assignment
fulfills assignment
fulfills assignment
fulfills assignment
fulfills assignment
no way relates to
requirements
requirements
requirements
requirements
assignment
(almost all)
(almost all)
Thesis
Student’s thesis is a
Student’s thesis is a
Student’s thesis is a
Student’s thesis is
Student’s work does
clear, arguable, well
clear and arguable
clear, arguable
an outline of points;
not have a thesis
developed, and
statement of
statement of
it is not an arguable
definitive statement
position that
position
statement of
of position. It
answers a why or
position
answers a why or
how question
how question
Student’s paper
Student’s paper
Student’s paper
Student’s paper
Student’s paper does
Development
demonstrates a
demonstrates
demonstrates an
presents a superficial
not present any
logical, mature, and
adequate
adequate
development of
evidence of
thorough
development of
development of
points, many of
development of
development of
points that support
points that support
which do not
points that support
points that support
the thesis
the thesis
support the thesis
the thesis
the thesis
Evidence:
Student presents
Student presents
Student presents
Student’s textual
Student provides no
relevant and fully
relevant and
relevant and
evidence is
textual evidence to
Analysis
analyzed textual
adequately analyzed
partially analyzed
irrelevant and is not
support the thesis
evidence to support
textual evidence to
textual evidence to
analyzed
Student makes no
Synthesis
the thesis following
support the thesis
support the thesis
Student makes no
attempt at synthesis
the evidence
Student makes an
Student makes an
attempt at synthesis
formula
attempt at synthesis
attempt at synthesis
Student synthesizes
textual evidence and
points back to thesis
statement
Opposition/
Student clearly and
Student explains
Student explains
Student does not
Student does not
fully explains
opposition and gives
opposition and gives
include op./ref. in
include op./ref. in
Refutation
opposition and
refutation
refutation
paper
paper
persuasively refutes
it
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