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Persuasive Research Essay-Grade Level Persuasive Research Essay Rubric Code: R4WW59 By cgonzales Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

TITLE PAGE 4 %
	WOW 4 pts	ALMOST THERE 2 pts	NOT YET 0 pts
Title Page 4 % Follow guidelines in Top 12 Editing	WOW Everything is correct and in order.	ALMOST THERE Has some of the requirements, but missing most.	NOT YET Not included
INTRODUCTION 8 %
	WOW 8 pts	ALMOST THERE 6 pts	NOT YET 4 pts
Introduction 8 % Attention Getter Thesis Statement	WOW Includes BOTH and attention getter and a thesis statement.	ALMOST THERE Includes only one of the 2 parts. Either attention getter or thesis statement.	NOT YET Missing Both.
TOPIC & CONCLUDING SENTENCES 10 %
	WOW 10 pts	ALMOST THERE 7 pts	ON THE WAY 4 pts
Topic & Concluding Sentences 10 % Each body paragraph must have a topic and concluding sentence.	WOW All body paragraphs include a topic and concluding sentences. The topic sentences support and help clarify the thesis statement.	ALMOST THERE Some of the body paragraphs include an appropriate topic sentence and concluding sentence AND/OR Topic Sentence and/or concluding sentence is missing from one or two paragraphs	ON THE WAY Topic and concluding sentences are missing from all body paragraphs. AND/OR Topic sentences do not support the thesis sentence.
EVIDENCE & ELABORATION 20 %
	WOW 20 pts	ALMOST THERE 15 pts	ON THE WAY 10 pts
Evidence & Elaboration 20 % 2 evidence statements with 2 elaboration statements in every body paragraph.	WOW All body paragraphs contain notecard evidence with an elaborations.	ALMOST THERE Some notecard evidence and elaboration is present, but needs work. AND/OR Evidence is present but does not support the thesis statement.	ON THE WAY Evidence and elaboration does not fit.
CITATIONS 15 %
	WOW 15 pts	ALMOST THERE 10 pts	ON THE WAY 5 pts
Citations 15 % All evidence stated in the body paragraphs includes parenthetical citation and evidence is either a direct quote or a paraphrase.	WOW All body paragraphs include parenthetical citation in the correct place and it is formatted correctly. All evidence sentences are either a direct quote OR a paraphrase written correctly.	ALMOST THERE One body paragraph is missing parenthetical citation.	ON THE WAY Both body paragraphs are missing parenthetical citation AND/OR direct quote and/or paraphrase sentences are written incorrectly in both paragraphs.
WORKS CITED & SOURCES 15 %
	WOW 15 pts	ALMOST THERE 10 pts	NOT YET 5 pts
Works Cited & Sources Used 15 %	WOW Works cited is formatted correctly with no errors AND contains at least 3 sources required AND all three sources are used at least once in the essay.	ALMOST THERE Works cited has few errors in format AND contains at least 3 sources required AND at least 2 sources are used at least once in the essay.	NOT YET Works cited has many errors AND/OR contains only 1 (or 0) of the 3 sources required.
CONCLUSION 8 %
	WOW 8 pts	ALMOST THERE 6 pts	ON THE WAY 4 pts
Conclusion 8 % Restate issue & stand Restate 3 reasons (thesis) Call to action-what to do, how to do it, & what will happen if we don't do it?	WOW Conclusion includes ALL of the following:restate thesis -issue -where you stand -3 reasons offers a solution that answers: -what do we do -how do we do it -what will happen if we don't fix the problem?	ALMOST THERE Is missing one or two parts of the following: restate thesis -issue -where you stand -3 reasons offers a solution that answers: -what do we do -how do we do it -what will happen if we don't fix the problem?	ON THE WAY Is missing 3 or more parts of the following: restate thesis -issue -where you stand -3 reasons offers a solution that answers: -what do we do -how do we do it -what will happen if we don't fix the problem?
GRAMMAR, MECHANICS & SPELLING 10 %
	WOW 10 pts	ALMOST THERE 7 pts	NOT YET 4 pts
Grammar, Mechanics & Spelling 10 %	WOW This essay contains less than 10 errors in grammar, mechanics, and spelling combined.	ALMOST THERE This essay contains 11-20 errors in grammar, mechanics, and spelling combined.	NOT YET This essay contains 21+ errors in grammar, mechanics, and spelling combined.
ON TIME 10 %
	WOW 10 pts	N/A (N/A)	NOT YET 0 pts
Turned in on Time 10 %	WOW Essay was put in teacher dropbox on the expected due date.	N/A N/A	NOT YET Essay was turned in after expected due date.

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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