ATILIM UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES
2022-2023 FALL
ENG201 ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY CRITERIA&RUBRIC
ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY CRITERIA Points
A. INTRODUCTION 6
GENERAL INFORMATION
- The paragraph provides good, interesting, adequate general background information about the topic. 2
- The background information about the topic is not good, interesting, adequate/general enough. 1
- There is (almost) no background information about the topic. 0-0,5
IMPORTANCE OF THE TOPIC
- The paragraph states the importance of the topic clearly. 1
- The importance of the topic is somewhat clear. 0,5-0,75
- The importance of the topic is not clear or it is not stated. 0-0,25
OPPONENT’S IDEAS
- The paragraph introduces opponents’ ideas clearly. 1
- It introduces opponents’ ideas somehow clearly. 0,5-0,75
- Opponents’ ideas are not mentioned clearly or they are not mentioned. 0-0,25
TRANSITION
- There is a smooth connection& a proper linker between the first three parts of the paragraph and the thesis statement. 1
- The connection between the first three parts of the paragraph and the thesis statement is not very strong. 0,5-0,75
- There is (almost) no connection between the first three parts of the paragraph and the thesis statement. 0-0,25
THESIS STATEMENT
- It shows the points of view clearly. 1
- Thesis statement is somewhat clear. 0,5-0,75
- Thesis statement is not clear or there is no thesis statement. 0-0,25
B. BODY PARAGRAPHS 14
PRO-ARGUMENT PARAGRAPH 1
- The paragraph has a clear and relevant topic sentence and concluding sentence.
- It presents adequate, relevant, and well-developed supporting ideas.
- There is a smooth transition between the major and minor ideas.
3-4
- There are some errors in topic sentence and concluding sentence.
- Supporting ideas are not very clear or convincing.
- The transition between the major and minor ideas are not very strong.
2
- There are major lapses in topic and concluding sentence/ there is no topic sentence or/and concluding sentence.
- Supporting ideas are unclear or not convincing / there are no supporting sentences.
- There is no clear transition between the major and minor ideas.
0-1
PRO-ARGUMENT PARAGRAPH 2
- The paragraph has a clear and relevant topic sentence and concluding sentence.
- It presents adequate, relevant, and well-developed supporting ideas.
- There is a smooth transition between the major and minor ideas.
3-4
- There are some minor errors in topic sentence and concluding sentence.
- Supporting ideas are not very clear or convincing.
- The transition between the major and minor ideas are not very strong.
2
- There are major lapses in topic and concluding sentence/ there is no topic sentence or/and concluding sentence.
- Supporting ideas are unclear or not convincing / there are no supporting sentences.
- There is no clear transition between the major and minor ideas.
0-1
