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Persuasive Essay 8th Grade
Rubric Code:
TX4B66
By
sxusth
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
6-8, 9-12, Undergraduate
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Persuasive Essay
Poor
1 pts
Fair
5 pts
Good
10 pts
Excellent
15 pts
Graphic Organizer
Poor
The graphic organizer is missing many of the required sections and is not very useful to the writer based on the given criteria
Fair
The graphic organizer somewhat meets some of the criteria to aid in the writing of the essay
Good
The graphic organizer meets some of the criteria to aid in the writing of the essay
Excellent
The graphic organizer clearly organizes the information so that the writer can easily write a persuasive essay. It includes the topic sentence paragraph, 3 reasons supported by 3 details each, one expanded detail for each reason, and a summary.
Writing Conventions
Poor
10 or more errors in spelling, grammar, or punctuation
Fair
7-9 errors in spelling, grammar, or punctuation
Good
4-6 errors in spelling, grammar, or punctuation
Excellent
0-3 errors in spelling, grammar, or punctuation
Format
Poor
Essay hardly follows the format guidelines, does not have a clear topic sentence, does not have clear reasons/details/explanations, and/or does not have a concluding paragraph that summarizes the essay
Fair
Essay somewhat follows form guidelines, and the reader has to figure out the writer's main points because they are not clearly expressed
Good
Essay follows form guidelines fairly well, and the reader has to figure out some of the writer's main points because they are not clearly expressed
Excellent
The essay has a clear topic sentence (opinion) and an introductory paragraph, 3 reasons (facts) to "back-up" the argument, 3 details for each reason, the expansion of one detail per reason, essay is broken up into logical paragraphs, and has a summary paragraph
Creativity
Poor
Little to no use of appropriate figurative language such as similes and metaphors as well as adjectives and adverbs that are used to enhance the meaning of the message
Fair
Few appropriate uses of figurative language such as similes and metaphors as well as adjectives and adverbs that are used to enhance the meaning of the message
Good
Some appropriate figurative language such as similes and metaphors as well as adjectives and adverbs that are used to enhance the meaning of the message
Excellent
Plenty of appropriate figurative language such as similes and metaphors as well as adjectives and adverbs that are used to enhance the meaning of the message
Stays on Topic
Poor
The writer does not stay on topic, so the reader is confused and not at all persuaded by the message, or the essay completely lacks a message
Fair
The writer somewhat stays on topic, but the topic begins to become unclear to the reader, and the persuasive message is only slightly clear
Good
The writer mostly stays on topic, slightly goes off on a tangent, but has a message that tries to persuade the reader to the writer's point-of-view
Excellent
The writer stays on topic, does not go off on any tangents, and sends a clear message that tries to persuade the reader to the writer's point-of-view
3 Credible Sources
Poor
The writer does not use 3 credible sources, does not have a works cited page, and/or does not cite sources correctly, and/or the sources are not credible
Fair
The writer uses 1 or 2 credible sources and/or does not have a works cited page, and/or does not cite all sources correctly
Good
The writer uses 3 credible sources, but has mistakes on the works cited page, and does not cite all sources correctly
Excellent
The writer uses 3 credible sources, has a works cited page, and cites all sources correctly
Subjects:
English
Types:
Writing
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