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Persuasive Essay Persuasive Essay Students will write a persuasive essay in which they state their position on an idea of their choice, and persuade readers to see things their way. They will include three reasons to support their position, and support them well with details or examples. Rubric Code: K3WW59 By CindyG Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Extended Learning Time
	I am convinced! 4 pts	I see your point! 3 pts	You may be right? 2 pts	I'm not convinced! 1 pts
Introduction	I am convinced! You DEFINITELY got the reader's attention. You presented your point of view on your topic. You gave the reader a good reason to keep on reading.	I see your point! You got the reader's attention. You presented your point of view on your topic. You gave the reader a reason to keep on reading.	You may be right? The reader knows your point of view. You stated your position, but your introduction does not really grab the reader's attention.	I'm not convinced! You did not write a clear introduction, if any. You may have stated your point of view, but did not give the reader a reason to keep reading.
Arguments	I am convinced! You have three convincing arguments with excellent & clear examples that explain why we should or shouldn't adopt your idea. You stayed on topic for your entire essay.	I see your point! You have three arguments and give examples that give good reasoning to why we should or shouldn't adopt your idea. Mostly on topic.	You may be right? You have 2-3 arguments but DO NOT really give effective examples supporting your position. At times may be off topic.	I'm not convinced! Your arguments and/or examples are not very convincing. Your essay is not clear because you did not stay on topic.
Paragraphing	I am convinced! You wrote 3-5 well-thought out paragraphs, including a conclusion.	I see your point! You writing has paragraphs, but you may have not included at least 3, or a conclusion.	You may be right? You should make some paragraphing changes. Your essay may be incomplete.	I'm not convinced! Your essay may have more than one paragraph but might be missing the introduction.
Writing Mechanics	I am convinced! You did not make any spelling or grammatical mistakes. You included a title, and you indented paragraphs.	I see your point! You have some spelling and grammatical mistakes. You included a title, and/or indented paragraphs. It is not difficult to read.	You may be right? You have several spelling and grammatical mistakes. You did not include a title, and/or you forgot to indent paragraphs. Some mistakes make it difficult to read.	I'm not convinced! It is difficult to read your writing. There is no evidence of editing.