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Persuasive Essay Persuasive Essay Student persuasive essay that uses facts to back up their argument. TEK-ELA 4.19 Students will write persuasive texts to influence the attitudes or actions of a specific audience on specific issues. 4.19A Students will write persuasive essays for appropriate audiences that establish a position and use supporting details. Rubric Code: UCC928 By cloverleaf Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Persuasive Essay Rubric
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 5 pts
Arguments/References	Poor The student lists reasons but does not back up with facts or other support. At least 5 reputable references used.	Fair 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. 3-4 references used.	Good The student bases all their arguments on facts that they have researched. The facts are reliable and are used to back up the argument that the student has made. Only one reference used or any reference used is from wikipedia.
Organization	Poor The student does not have the 5 paragraphs that were part of the directions.	Fair The student has the 5 paragraphs, but the student did not save their strongest reason/argument for the 4th paragraph.	Good The student has used 5 short paragraphs: P1-introduce his or her position on a topic P2, P3, and P4-give three arguments/reasons to back up their position, saving the strongest reason for P4 P5-Sum up their main position on topic and call to action.
Introduction Paragraph	Poor The student did not have the three parts of the introduction.	Fair The student gave this or her position on the topic, but did not have an attention grabber. The student did not follow directions when writing the introduction paragraph.	Good The student had the three parts of the introduction including: -attention grabber -position statement -lead up to reasons without giving them away.
Conclusion Paragraph	Poor The student did not use the main idea to bring their paper to a close.	Fair The student used the main idea to end the paper, but did not restate the ideas and creatively call for action or change.	Good The student restated the main ideas of their essay, called for action or change, and brought their paper to a natural close.
Grammar and Spelling & Word Choice	Poor More than 5 spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors. Ideas are never expressed using strong or precise language.	Fair Three to five spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors. Ideas are sometimes expressed using strong and precise language.	Good Zero to two spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammatical errors. Ideas are always expressed using strong and precise language.