This document is a rubric for grading argumentative essays. It evaluates students on identifying an issue, stating a claim, citing evidence to support the claim, explaining how the evidence supports the claim, presenting a counterargument, and rebutting the counterargument. Stronger essays clearly identify the issue, state the claim, cite and explain two pieces of evidence, present a counterargument, and rebut it, while weaker essays are missing one or more of these components.

1. Name _______________________________________________ Date_______________________ Class _________________
Score Restate Issue Answer Cite Evidence Explain Evidence Counterargument Rebuttal
Opposing
Argument
Your evidence to
disprove the
counterargument.
2 Two pieces of
evidence are
presented.
1 Issue is clearly
identified
Claim is clearly
stated
One piece of
evidence is
presented.
One piece of
evidence is
presented to
support claim.
A
counterarguement
is presented.
A rebuttal to the
counterargument
is presented.
0 Issue is not
identified.
Claim is not
present.
No evidence is
cited.
No explanation of
evidence to
support claim
No
counterargument
is presented.
No rebuttal to the
counterargument
is presented.
Rubric – Argumentation
(R,A,C,E,Ca,R)