Dear Dr. Larson (Poor)

By Anonymous (not verified), 16 March, 2026
Dear Dr. Heidi I like animals alot, and my nieghbor thinks I shuld help you. I really really like animals and could do a good gob. Even tho I don’t have lots of experiences with pets. I can work several hours, but not on saturday mornings. Thanks!! Your friend, Andrea
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Argument Rubric

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Title:

Ideas

The writing . . .

  • includes a clear, effective opinion statement.
  • provides a variety of reasons to support the opinion statement.
  • effectively answers objections.

Organization

  • begins well by capturing the reader’s interest and providing the opinion statement.
  • effectively organizes the middle part.
  • focuses on one main reason in each middle paragraph.
  • ends well by reviewing the reasons and revisiting the opinion statement.

Voice

  • shows that the writer cares about the topic.
  • uses an appropriate emotional tone.

Word Choice

  • uses precise nouns and active verbs.

Sentence Fluency

  • uses a variety of sentence lengths and beginnings.
  • flows smoothly from one sentence to another.

Conventions

  • uses end punctuation and commas correctly.
  • correctly capitalizes first words and proper nouns.
  • avoids spelling errors.
  • correctly uses words (there, they’re, their).

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