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Persuasive Essay
Persuasive Essay
This is a middle school persuasive essay rubric. This essays requires cited facts, four body paragraphs, and a thesis statement.
Rubric Code:
UAX358
By
pompeliok
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
K-5, 6-8, 9-12
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9th grade Persuasive Essay Rubric
Poor 1
1 pts
Fair 2-3
1 pts
Good 4
1 pts
Arguments
Poor 1
The student lists reasons but does not back up with facts or other support.
Fair 2-3
The student uses some facts to support the argument, but they are not used the entire time. The facts are disputed and may not be accurate.
Good 4
The student bases all their arguments on reliable facts that they have researched.
Organization
Poor 1
The student does not have the 5 paragraphs that were part of the directions.
Fair 2-3
The student has the 5 paragraphs, but the student did not follow the order from their thesis statement.
Good 4
The student has used 5 short paragraphs:
P1-introduce his or her position on a topic
Body-give three arguments/reasons to back up their position.
P5-Sum up their main position on topic and call to action.
Introduction Paragraph
Poor 1
The student used a thesis statement that is unclear or does not include 4 complete reasons.
Fair 2-3
The student attempted a thesis statement, but there were mistakes in writing it. The student did not follow directions when writing the introduction paragraph or have a broad to narrow structure.
Good 4
The student had a complete introduction ending with a well-constructed thesis stating four main reasons.
Conclusion Paragraph
Poor 1
The student did not use the main idea to bring their paper to a close. There was no thesis statement at the beginning of the conclusion.
Fair 2-3
The student used the main idea to end the paper and restated the thesis, but did not restate the ideas clearly.
Good 4
The student restated the thesis, showed good narrow to broad organization, and had a creative and original ending.
Grammar and Spelling & Word Choice
Poor 1
More than 5 spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors.
Ideas are never expressed using strong or precise language.
Fair 2-3
Three to five spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors.
Ideas are sometimes expressed using strong and precise language.
Good 4
Zero to two spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammatical errors.
Ideas are always expressed using strong and precise language.
Formal Language
Poor 1
More than 5 formal language errors.
Fair 2-3
3-5 formal language errors.
Good 4
0-2 formal language errors.
MLA format
Poor 1
There are no in text citations or work cited page
Fair 2-3
The citations are incorrectly formatted.
Good 4
MLA format is applied in a works cited, as well as all facts are sourced correctly in the essay.
Keywords:
English, Writing, Persuassive, Essay
Subjects:
English
Types:
Writing
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