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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: MX323A4 By smsuire Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Persuasive Essay Rubric
	Limited 14 pts	Meets 18 pts	Exceeds 20 pts
Arguments	Limited The student lists reasons but does not back up with facts or other support.	Meets 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.	Exceeds 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.
Organization	Limited The student does not have the 3-5 sentences that were part of the directions.	Meets The student has the 3-5 sentences, but the student did not sum up their main position on topic for the 4th paragraph.	Exceeds The student has used 3-5 sentences and: Introduces his or her position on a the topic, gives arguments/reasons to back up their position, sums up their main position on topic and call to action.
Introduction	Limited The student did not have an introduction.	Meets 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 sentence.	Exceeds The student had a clear introduction including an attention grabber sentence.
Conclusion	Limited The student did not use the main idea to bring their paper to a close.	Meets The student used the main idea to end the paper, but did not restate the ideas and creatively call for action or change.	Exceeds 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	Limited More than 5 spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors. Ideas are never expressed using strong or precise language.	Meets Three to five spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors. Ideas are sometimes expressed using strong and precise language.	Exceeds Zero to two spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammatical errors. Ideas are always expressed using strong and precise language.