1. Literacy Test: Series of Opinions Marking and Evaluation

2. Instructions

3. How Your Work is Marked: Each answer is assigned two marks :  Topic Development (main idea, supporting details and organization)  You can earn up to 60 marks  Use of Conventions (spelling, grammar, punctuation)  You can earn up to 40 marks

4. Rubric for Marking Topic Development:

5. Student Exemplars:

11. Rubric for Conventions:

12. Student Exemplars:

16. Sample Questions to Brainstorm: Is it a good idea for high school students to have a part-time job? Are today’s famous people good role models for young people? Should the sale of “junk foods” be banned from Ontario secondary schools? Should school uniforms be mandatory at the secondary level? Should joining a club or team be mandatory at the secondary level? Should Physical Education classes be mandatory for all four years of high school?