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Persuasive Essay Persuasive Essay Students are able to write a persuasive essay that convinces their parents to buy the "perfect pet." Rubric Code: CXW3A56 By pompeliok Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

2/3 grade Persuasive Essay Rubric
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 5 pts
Arguments	Poor The student lists reasons but does not back up with facts or other support.	Fair The student uses some facts to support the argument, but they are not used the entire time. The facts are disputed and may not be accurate.	Good The student bases all their arguments on facts that they have researched. The facts are reliable and are used to back up the argument that the student has made.
Organization	Poor The student does not have the 5 paragraphs that were part of the directions.	Fair The student has the 5 paragraphs, but the student did not save their strongest reason/argument for the 4th paragraph.	Good The student has used 5 short paragraphs:<BR> <BR> P1-introduce his or her position on a topic<BR> <BR> P2, P3, and P4-give three arguments/reasons to back up their position, saving the strongest reason for P4<BR> <BR> P5-Sum up their main position on topic and call to action.
Introduction Paragraph	Poor The student did not have the three parts of the introduction.	Fair The student gave this or her position on the topic, but did not have an attention grabber. The student did not follow directions when writing the introduction paragraph.	Good The student had the three parts of the introduction including:<BR> -attention grabber<BR> -position statement<BR> -lead up to reasons without giving them away.
Body 1	Poor Does not state first reason from topic sentence, lacks details.	Fair States first reason from topic sentence, but lacks details.	Good States first reason from topic sentence and provides sufficient details.
Body 2	Poor Does not state second reason from topic sentence, lacks details.	Fair States second reason from topic sentence, but lacks details.	Good States second reason from topic sentence and provides sufficient details.
Body 3	Poor Does not state third reason from topic sentence, lacks details.	Fair States third reason from topic sentence, but lacks details.	Good States third reason from topic sentence and provides sufficient details.
Conclusion Paragraph	Poor The student did not use the main idea to bring their paper to a close.	Fair The student used the main idea to end the paper, but did not restate the ideas and creatively call for action or change.	Good The student restated the main ideas of their essay, called for action or change, and brought their paper to a natural close.
Grammar and Spelling & Word Choice	Poor More than 5 spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors.<BR> <BR> Ideas are never expressed using strong or precise language.	Fair Three to five spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors.<BR> <BR> Ideas are sometimes expressed using strong and precise language.	Good Zero to two spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammatical errors.<BR> <BR> Ideas are always expressed using strong and precise language.

Keywords:

English, Writing, Persuassive, Essay

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English

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