iRubric: Nutritional Persuasive Essay rubric

The organization, structure and presentation of the writing enhances the central theme; the text is inviting and thoughtful; the conclusion satisfies the reader; the writing is well paced, with effective paragraph breaks.

The organization of the writing is good, and enhances the central theme, but the structure and presentation could be stronger; the text is thoughtful and the writing flows well, but the reader is not completely satisfied.

The organization moves the reader through the essay without too much confusion; transitions are not always smooth;
the order of the text is not always logical; the conclusion does not tie up loose ends.

The writer lacks a clear sense of direction; ideas are strung together loosely; text has no clear structure; connections are confusing; sequencing is very random; poor organization makes it hard for the reader to understand the main idea.

The writer demonstrates a good grasp of standard writing conventions; spelling is correct; punctuation is accurate; capitals are used properly; sentences are fluent; rules of usage, like noun and verb agreement are followed.

The writer demonstrates a good grasp of standard writing conventions, but makes some minor errors; spelling, punctuation, and capitalization are mostly used correctly; sentences are fluent; rules of usage, like noun and verb agreement are followed.

The writer has reasonable control of conventions; spelling of common words is correct, but writer has difficulty with unfamiliar words; end punctuation is correct, but writer has problems with the use of internal punctuation such as commas; errors in grammar and usage do not distract and diminish the meaning of the text.

There errors in grammar, capitalization punctuation, and usage are frequent, noticeable and distracting; errors detract from the meaning of the text; paragraph division is irregular, missing or non existent; the reader must first decode the text, then read for meaning.