📝🎯Argument Writing : Toys Argument

  • Due No Due Date
  • Points 24

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Directions


You will be writing a short Argumentative response on toys.

The prompt is:

 Out of the two toys presented, which is the better toy?

 

Toy Research --- Click HERE

Remember that you have your graphic organizer and outline to help you write your response. 

 

Guidelines

 

  1. Read through the toy research
  • You are welcome to do your own as well. 
  • Your response should answer the prompt in 2-3 paragraphs
  •  Out of the two toys presented, which is the better toy?
    • Yes, you have to write on the 2 toys presented in this module
  • The assignment must have:
  • A claim sentence
  • Evidence/Elaboration from the text
  • Conclusion
  • Spelling, grammar, writing convention structure 
    • No use of first or second-person pronouns
      • I, Me, My or You, Yours

 

Remember that you have an outline and graphic organizer to help you write your response. 

The rubric is attached. 

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Rubric

6th Grade Argument (1)
6th Grade Argument (1)
Criteria Ratings Pts
6th Grade Argue Statement of Purpose
threshold: 3.0 pts
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4 pts Exceeds Mastery: My response is consistently on-topic and includes no extra information or embellishment. My claim is strong and directly answers to the prompt.
3 pts Meets Mastery: My response answers and remains focused on the prompt. My writing includes a clear claim that answers the prompt.
2 pts Approaching Mastery: My claim is present but does not meet all requirements. My response may drift into embellishment or include off-topic information.
1 pts Below Mastery: My writing does not fully answer the prompt. My claim may not be present or may not be a complete statement. I lose focus in my response.
0 pts Unscorable: Essay is in another language, plagiarized, or otherwise unreadable.
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4 pts
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6th grade Argue Organization
threshold: 3.0 pts
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4 pts Exceeds Mastery: My writing is clearly and consistently organized and easy to follow, I use transitions throughout, my response includes all parts in the correct order.
3 pts Meets Mastery: My response is organized to support my claim. My response includes a hook, background information, transitional phrases, and a concluding statement that ties the response together.
2 pts Approaching Mastery: I have organized my response but it does not follow the outline example I have been given. I may be missing important elements or have an excess of some part.
1 pts Below Mastery: My response is not well organized, I am missing introductory elements like a hook or background information and/or concluding section, and my thought process is confusing.
0 pts Unscorable: Essay is in another language, plagiarized, or otherwise unreadable
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4 pts
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Additional Comments
6th Grade Argue Evidence
threshold: 3.0 pts
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4 pts Exceeds Mastery: My evidence is consistently correct and is used to support my claim directly and effectively. Evidence is strong, accurate and relevant.
3 pts Meets Mastery: My textual evidence is quoted correctly, includes source tags, and avoids plagiarism.
2 pts Approaching Mastery: Evidence is used in my response but may not be used correctly. I may not have enough evidence.
1 pts Below Mastery: Evidence is summarized, misquoted or otherwise incorrect. There is not enough evidence.
0 pts Unscorable: Essay is in another language, plagiarized, or otherwise unreadable.
pts
4 pts
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Additional Comments
6th Grade Argue Elaboration
threshold: 3.0 pts
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4 pts Exceeds Expectations: Response effectively uses a variety of elaborative techniques. Provides necessary context and explanation for the reader, without drifting into embellishment. Analyzes the evidence to further support the thesis.
3 pts Meets Expectations: Response adequately uses some elaborative techniques. Provides some context and explanation for the reader, without drifting into embellishment. May rely on only one elaborative technique and briefly analyzes the evidence to further support the thesis.
0 pts Approching Mastery: I have organized my response but it does not follow the outline example I have been given. I may be missing important elements or have an excess of some part.
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4 pts
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Additional Comments
6th grade Argue Precision of Language
threshold: 3.0 pts
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4 pts Exceeds Mastery: My response uses academic language, specific vocabulary, and leads the reader through my thought process without drawing attention to the writer.
3 pts Meets Mastery: My writing uses formal, topic-specific language and never uses “I, me, my”.
2 pts Approaching Mastery: My writing might use some "I, me, or my" phrases or uses casual or slang phrases.
1 pts Below Mastery: My writing is informal and casual. I may use abbreviations and address the reader directly, as well as refer to myself.
0 pts Unscorable: Essay is in another language, plagiarized, or otherwise unreadable
pts
4 pts
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Additional Comments
6th Grade Argue Conventions/Evidence
threshold: 3.0 pts
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4 pts Exceeds Mastery: My writing is well-written and free of errors. It has clearly been revised multiple times.
3 pts Meets Mastery: My writing uses complete sentences with correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
2 pts Approaching Mastery: My writing has some errors in either capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, or spelling.
1 pts Below Mastery: Errors in conventions are consistent and follow a pattern. This response has not been revised.
0 pts Unscorable: Essay is in another language, plagiarized, or otherwise unreadable.
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4 pts
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Additional Comments
Total Points: 24 out of 24