iRubric: Persuasive Essay rubric

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Persuasive Essay Rubric Code: KX78373 By kristinewalker1 Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

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	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Enter Title 4 pts
Introduction and conclusion	Poor Introduction and conclusion are either missing, too brief, or not separated from the body of the essay.	Fair Brief introduction and conclusion that introduce and re-state the topic.	Good Introduction contains a thesis and conclusion 'wraps up' the paper.	Enter Title Introduction states a clear thesis. Conclusion is a fully developed paragraph that places the topic in a broader context.
Ideas and Explanations	Poor Few supporting details. Supporting details are irrelevant or incomprehensible. Too brief; underdeveloped.	Fair Ideas are simple, brief, vague, or repetitious. Weak support. Underdeveloped	Good Reasonable details and ideas. Support substantial and relevant.	Enter Title Ideas are insightful, thorough, and convincing. Ideas are supported by logical examples.
Organization	Poor Paragraphing is illogical and confusing. Few or no transitions.	Fair Some flaws. Poor paragraphing, lacking unity, or some redundancy. Few transitions.	Good Logical and appropriate organization, but not as smooth as a '4'	Enter Title Transitions are used between and within paragraphs
Style	Poor Sentences are hard to understand.	Fair Simplistic style. Sentence structure is simple and lacking variety.	Good Functional, but sentence variety and vocabulary are limited.	Enter Title "Pleasure to read" uncluttered, rich language.
Grammar/Mechanics	Poor Pervasive, distracting errors.	Fair Some errors, but they are not distracting. Meaning is clear.	Good Occasional errors, but the paper appears to be proofread.	Enter Title Error-free, or errors in more complex vocabulary or sentence structures.