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Persuasive Research Essay Persuasive Research Essay Rubric Code: R522X8 By mrooth Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Final Draft areas
	Poor 0 pts	Fair 1 pts	Good 2 pts	Excellent 3 pts
Content	Poor Has no thesis. Has no good supporting details based on research. There is little or no research in this paper.	Fair Has a weak thesis that may not be arguable. Has few if any effective details that support the thesis. Uses little quality research.	Good Has an arguable thesis. Has somewhat effective details that support thesis based on quality research such as facts and expert opinion.	Excellent Has a clear arguable thesis. Has good details that support the thesis based on quality research such as facts and expert opinions.
Organization & Style	Poor There is little or no coherent organization to the essay. The style of the essay is completely inappropriate.	Fair The essay is organized poorly with paragraphs that are not organized around a main idea or that go seriously off-topic. Details are scarce and/or weak. The language and style are not entirely appropriate.	Good The essay is organized moderately well with major ideas groups by paragraphs, each with a topic sentence and supporting details. The language and styled used are fairly appropriate.	Excellent The essay is effectively organized with major ideas grouped by paragraphs, each with a topic sentence and support details. The language and style used is highly appropriate.
Grammar and Spelling	Poor More than 9 major grammar or spelling problems.	Fair 7-9 major grammar or spelling problems.	Good 4-6 major grammar or spelling problems.	Excellent 3 major grammar or spelling problems or less. RUN SPELL AND GRAMMAR CHECK (but do not rely entirely on it)!
Final Draft Formatting
	No Credit 0 pts	Credit 1 pts	Enter Title (N/A)	Enter Title (N/A)
Formatting	No Credit Does not follow standard formatting conventions.	Credit Follows standard formatting conventions: typed, double-spaced, 12-point standard font, appropriate margins, no extra spaces between paragraphs.	Enter Title	Enter Title