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Persausive Paragraph Students will write a paragraph to persuade someone Rubric Code: PCC57 By ciarlone Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Persausive Paragraph
	Below Basic 1 pts	Basic 2 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Advanced 4 pts
Purpose	Below Basic No purpose to the paragraph. No understanding of what the writer wants the reader to do.	Basic Weak purpose. Hard to understand what the writer wants the reader to do.	Proficient Good purpose. Easy to understand what the writer wants the reader to do.	Advanced Strong purpose. There is no doubt what the writer wants the reader to do.
Goals	Below Basic There is no evidence of any goal to the paragraph.	Basic There is very little evidence of a goal to this paragraph.	Proficient There is evidence of a goal for this paragraph.	Advanced There is strong evidence of a cleary stated goal in this paragraph.
Research	Below Basic There is no evidence of facts and/or examples that pertain to the goal.	Basic There is little evidence of facts and/or examples relating to the goal.	Proficient There is evidence of facts and/or examples relating to the goal.	Advanced There is strong evidence of facts and/or examples relating to the goals.
Introduction Sentence	Below Basic There is no introductory sentence.	Basic There is an introductory sentence, but it does little to capture the reader's attention and introduce the goal.	Proficient There is an introductory sentence, that captures the reader's attention and introduces the goal to a degree.	Advanced There is an introductory sentence, that captures the reader's attention and introduces the goal to a strong degree.
Conclusion	Below Basic There is no conclusion to the paragraph.	Basic Paragraph includes a conclusion that either restates the goal effectively or encourages action, but not both	Proficient Paragraph includes a conclusion that restates the goal effectively and encourages action.	Advanced Paragraph includes a conclusion that restates the goal effectively and encourages action to a strong degree.
Mechanics	Below Basic Many spelling and punctuation mistakes. Words in title not capitalized. No knowledge of the concept of paragraph format apparent.	Basic A good many spelling and punctuation mistakes. Not all words in title not capitalized. Little knowledge of the concept of paragraph format apparent.	Proficient Some mistakes in spelling and punctuation. A knowledge of the concept of paragraph format apparent.	Advanced Very few mistakes in spelling and punctuation. Strong knowledge of the concept of paragraph format apparent.