1. Supported Opinion Paragraph:
Non Fiction Self Directed Study
CATEGORY 4 Excellent 3 Adequate 2 Limited 1 Minimal
Main Idea and Supporting The student The student has The student The student
Details has clearly developed the has somewhat has attempted
developed the main idea and developed the to develop the
main idea and supporting main idea and main idea and
supporting details from the supporting supporting
details from the passage read. details from details from
/5 passage read. the passage the passage
read. read.
Organization/Beginning, The student The student has The student The student
Middle, and Ending has clearly created an has created a has attempted
created an organized piece somewhat to create an
organized pieceof writing with a organized organized
of writing with a beginning, piece of piece of
beginning, middle, and an writing. writing.
/5 middle, and an ending.
ending.
Connections The student The student has The student The student
has clearly made has made has attempted
made connections some to make
connections from his or her connections connections
from his or her life or other from his or her from his or her
/5 life or other literature life or other life or other
literature selections that literature literature
selections that have been selections that selections that
have been previously read have been have been
previously read. previously previously
read read
Total /15 Student: ___________________________