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Opinion
CCSS*:
W 1
Responds skillfully with all
statements related to the prompt
States an opinion that
demonstrates an insightful
understanding of topic/text
Responds with all statements
related to the prompt
States an opinion that demonstrates
an understanding of the topic/text
Responds with most statements
related to the prompt
States an opinion that
demonstrates limited
understanding of the topic/text
Responds with little or no
statements related to the prompt
oes not state an opinion and/or
demonstrates little to no
understanding of topic/text
Organi*ation
CCSS:
W 1
!ntroduces the topic and states a
strong opinion
Supplies multiple reasons to
support the opinion
"ro#ides a concluding statement
$ses linking word%s& to connect
opinion and reasons
!ntroduces the topic and states a
clear opinion
Supplies a reason to support the
opinion
"ro#ides some sense of closure
!ntroduces the topic and states an
unclear opinion
Supplies a reason that does not
support the opinion
'ttempts some sense of closure
oes not introduce the topic
and/or opinion is missing
oes not supply a reason
oes not pro#ide a sense of
closure
Support/
Evidence
CCSS:
W 1
Supports opinion%s& with two or
more rele#ant facts and details
Supports opinion with a rele#ant
reason
Supports opinion with minimal
and/or irrele#ant reasons
oes not support opinion
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,onvention)
o- Grammar
and U)age
CCSS:
( 1c) *
$ses #er+ tenses and plural nouns
correctly) including irregular forms
"roduces) expands) and rearranges
simple and compound sentences
$ses singular and plural nouns with
correctly matching #er+s
"roduces correct simple and
compound sentences
$ses some singular and plural
nouns with correctly matching
#er+s
"roduces mostly correct simple
and/or compound sentences
$ses few singular and plural
nouns with correctly matching
#er+s
"roduces mostly incorrect
simple and/or compound
sentences
anguage
,onvention)
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,apita!i*ation
.unctuation,
and
Spe!!ing
CCSS:
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Capitali.es correctly and
consistently with no errors: first
word in a sentence) /!)0 proper
nouns) and titles
$ses commas) apostrophes) and
end punctuation correctly all the
time
'pplies con#entional sound/
spelling for words with common
spelling patterns and irregular
sight words
Capitali.es correctly and
consistently with a minor error: first
word in a sentence) /!)0 proper
nouns) and titles
$ses commas in a series and with a
con*unction correctly1 uses
apostrophes and end punctuation
correctly
'pplies con#entional sound/
spelling for words with common
spelling patterns and fre2uently
occurring irregular words
Capitali.es correctly and
consistently with some errors: first
word in a sentence) /!)0 proper
nouns) and titles
$ses commas) apostrophes) and
end punctuation correctly some of
the time
'pplies con#entional sound/spelling
for most consonant and short-#owel
sounds
Capitali.es incorrectly with
many errors
$ses commas) apostrophes) and
end punctuation incorrectly or
not at all
'pplies little to no sound/
spelling correspondence of
consonants and short #owels
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*CCSS Common Core State Standards alignment %/W0 7 Writing strand1 /R!807Reading !nformational 8ext1 /(07 (anguage strand&
,A ,ommon ,ore State Standard) (,,SS" A!ignment
9:83S: !n the left criterion +oxes of the ru+ric) the CCSS-aligned standards ha#e +een identified5 's a resource for teachers) +elow are the standards for the current
grade %1
st
& as well as the pre#ious and su+se2uent grades5 Since the ru+ric score of /;0 represents /a+o#e grade le#el0 work) the ,nd grade standards were referenced5
8he letter a++re#iations are as follows: CCSS 7 Common Core State Standards W 7 Writing R!87 Reading !nformational 8ext (7(anguage
Strand
(Domain"
/indergarten 1)t $nd
0riting
15 $se a com+ination of drawing)
dictating) and writing to compose
opinion pieces in which they tell a
reader the topic or the name of the
+ook they are writing a+out and state
an opinion or preferences a+out the
topic or +ook %e5g5) <y fa#orite +ook
is=&5
15 Write opinion pieces in which they
introduce the topic or name the +ook they
are writing a+out) state an opinion) supply
a reason for the opinion) and pro#ide some
sense of closure5
15 Write opinion pieces in which they introduce
the topic or +ook they are writing a+out) state
an opinion) supply reasons that support the
opinion) use linking words %e5g5) +ecause) and
also& to connect opinion and reasons) and
pro#ide a concluding statement or section5
anguage+
,onvention)
o- Grammar
and U)age
15 emonstrate command of the
con#entions of standard 3nglish
grammar and usage when writing or
speaking5
15 emonstrate command of the con#entions
of standard 3nglish grammar and usage
when writing or speaking5
c5 $se singular and plural nouns with
matching #er+s in +asic sentences
*5 "roduce and expand complete simple and
compound declarati#e) interrogati#e)
imperati#e) and exclamatory sentences in
response to prompts5
15 emonstrate command of the con#entions of
standard 3nglish grammar and usage when
writing or speaking5
anguage
,onvention)
o-
,apita!i*ation,
.unctuation,
and
Spe!!ing
,5 emonstrate command of the
con#entions of standard 3nglish
capitali.ation) punctuation) and
spelling when writing5
a5 Capitali.e the first word in a sentence
and the pronoun !5
+5 Recogni.e and name end punctuation5
c5 Write a letter or letters for most
consonant and short-#owel sounds
%phonemes&5
,5 emonstrate command of the con#entions
of standard 3nglish capitali.ation)
punctuation) and spelling when writing5
a5 Capitali.e dates and names of people5
+5 $se end punctuation for sentences5
c5 $se commas in dates and to separate single
words in a series5
d5 $se con#entional spelling for words with
common spelling patterns and for
fre2uently occurring irregular words5
,5 emonstrate command of the con#entions of
standard 3nglish capitali.ation) punctuation)
and spelling when writing5
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