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Alternative Energy: Persuasive Essay 
Alternative Energy: Persuasive Essay
Using the five paragraph essay format, create a persuasive essay on one type of alternative energy resource.
Rubric Code: EX75X23
By ahinch
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Subject: Science  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Alternative Energy Persuasive Essay
A research driven essay to persuade the United States to implement a student chosen and researched alternative source of energy for providing electricity.
  Advanced

The student has exceeded all of the requirements and the product is of excellent quality.

10 pts

Proficient

The student has met all of the requirements and the final product is of great quality.

9 pts

Progressing

The student has met some of the requirements and the final product is of good quality

7 pts

Beginning

The student has not met the requirements and the final product is of fair quality.

5 pts

Introduction
10 %

The student must include background information on his/her energy resource and provide a clear thesis statement.
Advanced

The student is proficient AND has a relevant direct quotation or statistic as an attention grabber.
Proficient

The student has provided a sufficient amount of background information about the topic and provided a clear thesis statement.
Progressing

The student has met most of the requirements.
Beginning

The student has met few of the requirements.
Body
30 %

The student must include three paragraphs.
- The first must include the local and global environmental and economic advantages of the energy source.
- The second must include the local and global environmental and economic disadvantages of the energy source.
-The third must be a rebuttal to the negative side of using the chosen energy resource.
Advanced

The student is proficient AND has included one interesting fact in each paragraph.
Proficient

The student has included three body paragraphs that meet all of the requirements provided on this rubric.
Progressing

The student has met most of the requirements.
Beginning

The student has met few of the requirements.
Conclusion
10 %

The student must restate the thesis and include a call-to-action for the reader to help implement the new energy resource.
Advanced

The student is proficient AND leaves the reader with an interesting final impression.
Proficient

The student has restated the thesis statement and included the call-for-action.
Progressing

The student has met most of the requirements.
Beginning

The student has met few of the requirements.
Resources
20 %

-The student must include a minimum of one credible resource per paragraph and have his/her topic approved by the teacher.
-The student includes a 'Work Cited' page at the end and includes appropriate in-text citations in MLA format.
Advanced

The student is proficient AND included additional appropriate resources in his/her essay.
Proficient

The student has included the minimum number of resources and all resources are credible. The student has included a 'work cited' page in MLA format and included appropriate in-text citations in MLA format.
Progressing

The student has met most of the requirements.
Beginning

The student has met few of the requirements.
Conventions
20 %

-The student uses appropriate scientific terminology and is relatively free from grammatical and syntactical errors.
-The student uses coherent, appropriate academic writing style.
- The student has created an essay that is cohesive, organized, and easy to read.
Advanced

The student is proficient AND has accurately defined and/or described any terms in which the audience may not understand.
Proficient

The student has used appropriate scientific terminology, has an essay that is free from grammatical and syntactical error, and has used an appropriate writing style. The essay is cohesively organized and easy to read.
Progressing

The student has met most of the requirements.
Beginning

The student has met few of the requirements.
Appropriate Use of Class time
10 %

The student uses the class time give to work on the essay. This includes any combination of the following: research, writing, revision, writing workshops, and conferences with the teacher about the essay.
Advanced
Proficient

The student has used all of the provided class time appropriately.
Progressing

The student has used most of the provided class time appropriately
Beginning

The student has used little of the provided class time appropriately






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