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Persuasive Essay Persuasive Essay Students running for Class President will write an essay trying to persuade classmates to vote for them. Students not running for Class President will write a persuasive essay trying to persuade classmates to vote for the best candidate. Rubric Code: M252CA By dheadd Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Class President
	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 stating who you think should be Class President. 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 stating who you think should be Class President. You gave the reader a reason to keep on reading.	You may be right? The reader knows your point of view. You stated who you would like to see as Class President, 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 choice for Class President, 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 present why you or the candidate should be Class President. 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 you or the candidate should be Class President. Mostly on topic.	You may be right? You have 2-3 arguments but DO NOT really give effective examples stating why you or the candidate should be class President. 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 3well-thought out paragraphs.	I see your point! You writing has paragraphs, but you may have not included at least 3.	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.	I see your point! You have some spelling and grammatical mistakes. It is not difficult to read.	You may be right? You have several spelling and grammatical mistakes. Some mistakes make it difficult to read.	I'm not convinced! It is difficult to read your writing. There is no evidence of editing.