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Persuasive Essay Persuasive 5-paragraph Essay using Ethos, Pathos and Logos Rubric Code: C967X2 By clsmithvu Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assessment Grade Levels: 9-12

Persuasive Essay
	Needs work 2 pts	Some Effort 3 pts	Good effort 4 pts	Great 5 pts
Unity, all details support thesis.	Needs work Your thesis is unclear or missing and details are not supportive.	Some Effort Your thesis is clear, but your points get off track or overlap and do not adequately support the thesis.	Good effort Your thesis is clear, but one or more points are vague. Thesis is awkward.	Great Composition I standards. I am persuaded because you advance a single point and stick to the point.
Support --Logos, Pathos	Needs work Your reasons are not persuasive, not logical, or specific, do not adequately support the topic	Some Effort Some reasons are not logical. You lack details so your essay lacks persuasiveness.	Good effort Support is logical and/or emotional to make a point. Specific reasons, therefore persuasive.	Great Composition I standards. I am persuaded because your support is logical/ emotional and specific.
Coherence. Organize and Connect	Needs work You lack 5 paragraphs, a thesis, or a clear 3 part plan of development that is reflected in the body of your essay.	Some Effort You have basics of a 5-paragraph essay, but body paragraphs are not organized. Lacks transitions.	Good effort Organized 5-paragraph essay and body that support each topic sentence. Transitions add to coherence.	Great Composition I standards. I am persuaded because you are organized and use effective transitions.
Sentence Skills-Ethos, Credibility	Needs work Major errors in writing including unclear sentences, run-on's and frags. You lack credibility due to errors.	Some Effort You could be persuasive, but some problems with grammar, spelling, and punctuation effect Ethos.	Good effort Well edited, contains a few sentence errors but you appear to be credible.	Great Composition I standards. I am persuaded because sentences are error-free.
Overall, are you persuasive?	Needs work Not in this life time. Trash this paper and start again.	Some Effort With some revision and editing, I could be persuaded that you are right.	Good effort I am persuaded, but your grammar and sentence errors are distracting.	Great Your essay uses the three persuasive appeals: logos, ethos, pathos