Product Rubric: Legal Brief

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Organization

Uses support to presents findings, conclusions, and final decision is convincing

Presents findings in an organized manner and decision is supported clearly

Presents findings and decisions have some support and organization

Presentation is not organized or supported

Persuasive- ness

Makes a dramatic, compelling and organized argument

Argument shows evidence of persuasion with support

Shows little evidence of persuasion

Is not persuasive in presentation

Use of 6-Traits

Uses all traits to create a well organized and logical written brief

Uses most traits to create a logical and supported brief

Organization of writing is weak, but effort made to use traits, especially ideas/content, organization, and voice

Basic paragraph skills are weak

Conventions

Few if any errors

Some errors

Many errors

Too many errors

Writing Process

Uses all parts of the writing process showing strong effort to revise and then edit

Uses all parts of the writing process showing an effort to revise and then edit

May use all parts or some parts of the writing process but little effort to revise and then effort is evident

Parts of the writing process are missing an/or little effort to revise and then effort is evident