iRubric: Persuasive Paper rubric

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Persuasive Paper Students were to form an opinion and back that up with a persuasive argument. Rubric Code: TXXA2A By lucky8558 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Poor 1 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 5 pts
Contains 5 Paragraphs	Poor Paper contains 3 or less paragraphs.	Fair Paper contains 4 paragraphs.	Good Paper has all 5 required paragraphs: Introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and conclusion.
Inroduction	Poor Introduction cotains either an opinion or introduces the topic.	Fair Introduction cotains an opinion and introduces the topic.	Good Introduction cotains a clear and direct opinion and interestingly introduces the topic.
3 Body Paragraphs	Poor Body of the paper contains at least 1 paragraph(s) that each contain persuasive argument relating to the original stated opinion.	Fair Body of the paper contains at least 2 paragraphs that each contain a different persuasive argument mostly supporting the original stated opinion.	Good Body of the paper contains 3 paragraphs that each contain a different persuasive argument supporting the original stated opinion.
Body Content	Poor Each body paragraph contains at least 2 sentences; an introduction sentence and/or 1 supporting sentences that relates to the introduction sentence.	Fair Each body paragraph contains at least 3 sentences; an introduction sentence and/or 3 supporting sentences that relate to the introduction sentence.	Good Each body paragraph contains at least 4 sentences; an introduction sentence and 3 supporting sentences that relate to the introduction sentence.
Conclusion	Poor Conclusion does not contain a concluding statement and/or does not wrap up the topic.	Fair Conclusion contains a concluding statement and wraps up the topic.	Good Conclusion contains a concluding statement and wraps up the topic in a new and interesting way.
M.U.G.S	Poor Mechanics, Usage, Grammar, Spelling Paper contains a lot of errors that do effect the paper's content.	Fair Mechanics, Usage, Grammar, Spelling Paper contains few errors that mostly do not effect the paper's content.	Good Mechanics, Usage, Grammar, Spelling Paper contains minimal errors that do not effect the paper's content.