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Persuasive Essay Rubric
Rubric Code:
VX8A87
By
alwazlaugh
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
6-8
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Persuasive Essay Rubric
Excellent
10 pts
Great
8 pts
Good
6 pts
Fair
4 pts
Minimal
2 pts
Create and show controlling idea
Excellent
Student created a persuasive essay which showed a controlling idea. This idea was strongly supported throughout each and every paragraph of essay.
Great
Student created a persuasive essay which showed a controlling idea. This idea was strongly supported through most of the essay.
Good
Student created a persuasive essay. However, the controlling idea was evident, but only minimally supported
Fair
Controlling idea was stated, but not not supported.
Minimal
No evidence of goal.
Supporting details written clearly.
Excellent
Student had supporting details with facts in every paragraph which strongly supported his/her argument.
Great
Student had supporting details with facts through which strongly supported his/her argument in most of the essay.
Good
Student had only 3 supporting details with facts which strongly supported his/her argument in the essay.
Fair
Student had only 1-2 supporting details, with little support.
Minimal
No evidence of goal.
Irrelevant information exluded
Excellent
There was no irrelevant information in student's essay.
Great
There was only 1 piece of irrelevant information in this essay.
Good
There were 2-3 pieces of irrelevant information in this essay.
Fair
There was a great deal of irrelevant information in this essay.
Minimal
Most or all of the essays details were irrelevant to the controlling idea/argument.
Sources Cited
Excellent
Sources were cited for every paragraph of the essay. All sources were accurately cited.
Great
Sources were cited for each paragraph, but not all were accurate citations.
Good
Sources were accurately cited for some of the paragraphs.
Fair
1 source was cited accurately.
Minimal
No evidence of goal.
Emotional Appeal in writing
Excellent
Student appealed to the reader's emotions in each paragraph.
Great
Student appealed to the reader's emotions through all but one of the paragraphs.
Good
Students appealed to the reader's emotions two times.
Fair
Student appealed to the reader's emotions one time.
Minimal
No evidence of goal.
Social Justice Vocabulary Used
Excellent
Student convinced the reader that his/her argument was the only fair way.
Great
Student's writing was mostly convincing that his/her argument was the only fair way.
Good
Student's attempted to convince the reader that his/her way was the only fair way.
Fair
There was only 1 time the student mentioned that their argument was the fair way.
Minimal
No evidence of goal.
Subjects:
English
Types:
Writing
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