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Persuasive Paper Rubric 
Persuasive Paper Rubric
This rubric helped grade a 5-page research paper done by my sophomore English classes. Its purpose was to persuade an audience that a new or relatively new technology is either helpful or harmful to humanity. My tenth-grade class was assigned the paper after reading and discussing the science fiction novel "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury.
Rubric Code: P5442X
By nmgiraffe
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: (none)

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Fair

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Below Average

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Unacceptable

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Graphic Organizer(10 pts.)

Excellent

Outline, Rough Draft, & Peer Review sheet completed thoroughly (10 pts.)
Good

Outline, Rough Draft & Peer Review SheetGraphic organizer was completed (7 pts.)
Fair

Graphic organizer was attempted but incomplete (4 pts.)
Below Average

Graphic organizer was attempted but was very incomplete (1 pt.)
Unacceptable

No graphic organizer was attempted (0 pts.)
Thesis Stmt (15 pts.)

Excellent

Excellent (15 pts.)

Assertion/thesis statement was clearly stated at the end of the introductory paragraph and consistently maintained throughout paper. Clear references to the topic were stated.
Good

Good (12 pts.)

Assertion/thesis statement was clearly stated and consistently maintained throughout the paper. Important references to the topic were stated, but more and clearer ones could be mentioned.
Fair

Fair (9 pts.)

Basic assertion/thesis statement for topic attempted but was not consistently maintained throughout the paper. A few important references to the topic were mentioned.
Below Average

Below Average (7 pts.)

Assertion/thesis statement attempted but was very weak and incomplete. One or no references to the topic were mentioned.
Unacceptable

Unacceptable (0 pts.)

Assertion/thesis statement could not be determined.
Supporting Evidence(30)

Excellent

Excellent (30) pts)

Evidence clearly supported the assertion/thesis. Evidence and quotes were sufficient.
Good

Good (25 pts. )

Evidence and quotes clearly supported the assertion/thesis, but there were not enough.
Fair

Fair (20 pts. )

Assertion/thesis was supported by limited evidence/quotes. Some are improperly cited.
Below Average

Below Average (15 pts. )

One or two improperly cited quotes that support assertion/thesis statement.
Unacceptable

Unacceptable (0 pts.)

No properly cited quotes that support assertion/thesis statement.
Organization (10 pts.)

Excellent

Excellent (10 pts.)

Paper clearly followed model in packet. Had an introduction that hooked the reader into the paper. Also had a clear beginning, middle, and end. Paragraphs had at least 5-7 sentences. Effective transitions were used.
Good

Good (8 pts.)

For the most part, paper followed model given. Introduction hooked the reader. Had a beginning, middle and end. Most paragraphs had 5-7 sentences and transitions were used.
Fair

Fair (6 pts. )

The paper made some attempt to follow the model given. The writer tried to create an introduction to grab the reader's attention. Some paragraphs had between 5-7 sentences and some transitions were used. structure the argument has been made, but the structure is poorly developed.
Below Average

Below Average (4 pts.)

Introduction was trite, showing little originality. Paper jumped from topic to topic with little or no apparent organization.
Unacceptable

Unacceptable (0 pts.)

There was a total lack of structure.
Diction (5 pts)

Excellent

Excellent (5 pts.)

Formal diction in Standard English was used throughout the paper. No slang was used, and the writer used the third person point of view throughout the paper.
Good

Good (4 pts.)

Formal diction in standard English was used throughout most of the essay. Only one slang word was used and the writer used third person viewpoint throughout almost all of the paper.
Fair

Fair (3 pts.)

Formal diction in Standard English was used in about half of the paper. Several slang words were used and the writer shifted viewpoints through about half of the paper.
Below Average

Below Average (2 pts. )

Little formal diction in Standard English was used and the writer shifted viewpoints (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) throughout most of the paper.
Unacceptable

Unacceptable (0 pts.)

Paper was not written in Standard English.
Format (10 pts.)

Excellent

Excellent (10 pts.)

Paper was a full five pages long. It was done in the proper MLA format with title and works cited pages.
All papers and notecards were in a bound folder from the first to the last.
Good

Good (8 pts.)

Paper was nearly five pages long in the proper MLA format. It had a title and works cited pages. Papers and notecards were bound in a folder.
Fair

Fair (6 pts.)

Paper was four to four and one-half pages long but some of it did not follow MLA format. It had a title and works cited pages, but some of those had incorrect MLA elements. It was in a bound folder.
Below Average

Below Average (3 pts. )

Paper was four and one-half or fewer pages long and many of its elements did not follow MLA format. The title and/or works cited page was missing. It was in a loose folder and some elements were missing.
Unacceptable

Unacceptable (0 pts.)

The paper was four or fewer pages long and seemingly no attempt at following MLA format was made. It was not in a bound folder and elements were missing.
Conventions (20)

Excellent

Excellent (20 pts.)

No mistakes in spelling, punctuation or grammar.
Good

Good (18 pts.)

Four or fewer mistakes in spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Fair

Fair (15 pts. )

Five or fewer mistakes in spelling punctuation and grammar.
Below Average

Below Average) (10 pts. )

Six to 14 mistakes in spelling, punctuation, grammar.
Unacceptable

Unacceptable (0 pts. )

Fifteen or more errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar.



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