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Persuasive Essay Rubric Code: A56835 By Mr_Dorrough Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: (General) Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Persuasive Essay
	Advanced 4 pts	Proficent 3 pts	Basic 2 pts	Below Basic 1 pts
Position Statement	Advanced The position statement provides a clear, strong statement of the author's position on the topic.	Proficent The position statement provides a clear statement of the author's position on the topic.	Basic A position statement is present, but does not make the author's position clear.	Below Basic There is no position statement.
Support for Position	Advanced Includes 3 or more pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement. The writer anticipates the reader's concerns, biases or arguments and has provided at least 1 counter-argument.	Proficent Includes 3 or more pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement.	Basic Includes 2 pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement.	Below Basic Includes 1 or fewer pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences).
Evidence and Examples	Advanced All of the evidence and examples are specific, relevant and explanations are given that show how each piece of evidence supports the author's position.	Proficent Most of the evidence and examples are specific, relevant and explanations are given that show how each piece of evidence supports the author's position	Basic At least one of the pieces of evidence and examples is relevant and has an explanation that shows how that piece of evidence supports the author's position.	Below Basic Evidence and examples are NOT relevant AND/OR are not explained.
Grammar & Spelling	Advanced Author makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Proficent Author makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Basic Author makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Below Basic Author makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
Sentence Structure	Advanced All sentences are well-constructed with varied structure.	Proficent Most sentences are well-constructed and there is some varied sentence structure in the essay.	Basic Most sentences are well constructed, but there is no variation is structure	Below Basic Most sentences are not well-constructed or varied.