2nd grade Instructional Guide

2nd Grade Wonders Opinion Rubric

Purpose, Focus, and Organization (4-point Rubric) ●​ Stays focused on the purpose, audience, and task ●​ States the opinion in a clear way ●​ Uses transitional strategies, such as the use of signal, or linking, words and phrases, to show how ideas are connected ●​ Has a logical progression of ideas ●​ Begins with a strong introduction and ends with a conclusion ●​ Stays mostly focused on the purpose, audience, and task ●​ States the opinion in a mostly clear way ●​ Uses some transitional strategies, such as the use of signal, or linking, words and phrases, to show how ideas are connected ●​ Has a mostly logical progression of ideas ●​ Begins with an introduction and ends with a conclusion

Evidence and Elaboration (4-point Rubric)

Conventions of Standard English (2-point Rubric)

Score

4

●​ Supports the opinion with convincing details ●​ Has strong examples of relevant evidence, or supporting details, with references to multiple sources ●​ Uses elaborative techniques, such as examples, definitions, and quotations from sources ●​ Uses precise language to express ideas clearly ●​ Uses appropriate academic and domain-specific language that matches the audience and purpose of the essay ●​ Uses different sentence types and lengths ●​ Supports the opinion with mostly convincing details ●​ Has examples of relevant evidence, or supporting details, with references to multiple sources ●​ Uses some elaborative techniques, such as examples, definitions, and quotations from sources ●​ Uses some precise language to express ideas clearly ●​ Uses some appropriate academic and domain-specific language that matches the audience and purpose of the essay ●​ Uses some different sentence types and lengths

3

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