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Persuasive Essay 
Persuasive Essay
This is a middle school persuasive essay rubric. This essays requires cited facts, four body paragraphs, and a thesis statement.
Rubric Code: FXBW4AC
By michelle_smith
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8, 9-12

Powered by iRubric 9th grade Persuasive Essay Rubric
  Poor 1

1 pts

Fair 2-3

1 pts

Good 4

1 pts

Arguments

Poor 1

The student lists reasons but does not back up with facts or other support.
Fair 2-3

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 4

The student bases all their arguments on reliable facts that they have researched.
Organization

Poor 1

The student does not have the 5 paragraphs that were part of the directions.
Fair 2-3

The student has the 5 paragraphs, but the student did not follow the order from their thesis statement.
Good 4

The student has used 5 short paragraphs:

P1-introduce his or her position on a topic

Body-give three arguments/reasons to back up their position.

P5-Sum up their main position on topic and call to action.
Introduction Paragraph

Poor 1

The student used a thesis statement that is unclear or does not include 4 complete reasons.
Fair 2-3

The student attempted a thesis statement, but there were mistakes in writing it. The student did not follow directions when writing the introduction paragraph or have a broad to narrow structure.
Good 4

The student had a complete introduction ending with a well-constructed thesis stating four main reasons.
Conclusion Paragraph

Poor 1

The student did not use the main idea to bring their paper to a close. There was no thesis statement at the beginning of the conclusion.
Fair 2-3

The student used the main idea to end the paper and restated the thesis, but did not restate the ideas clearly.
Good 4

The student restated the thesis, showed good narrow to broad organization, and had a creative and original ending.
Grammar and Spelling & Word Choice

Poor 1

More than 5 spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors.
Ideas are never expressed using strong or precise language.
Fair 2-3

Three to five spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors.
Ideas are sometimes expressed using strong and precise language.
Good 4

Zero to two spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammatical errors.
Ideas are always expressed using strong and precise language.
Formal Language

Poor 1

More than 5 formal language errors.
Fair 2-3

3-5 formal language errors.
Good 4

0-2 formal language errors.
MLA format

Poor 1

There are no in text citations or work cited page
Fair 2-3

The citations are incorrectly formatted.
Good 4

MLA format is applied in a works cited, as well as all facts are sourced correctly in the essay.



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