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Persuasive letter for Senate Reelection 
Persuasive /letter
Write a persuasive letter to your constituents (as either a Northern or Sourthern Senator) asking for reelection based on your views concerning States' Rights, Statehood, and Slavery.
Rubric Code: G87X7A
By lconner
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Subject: History  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Persuasive Essay
Senator Reelection
  Exceeds Standards

27 pts

Meets Standards

25 pts

Needs Improvement

20 pts

Not Acceptable

15 pts

US History
1 pts

SSUSH 8: Students will explain relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward expansion.
Exceeds Standards

Student includes all of the following:
-slave rebellion
-rise of abolitionism
-Missouri Compromise
-slavery in western states/territories
-states' rights ideology
-development of sectionalism
-Wilmont Proviso
-Compromise of 1850
Meets Standards

Student includes 6 of the following:
-slave rebellion
-rise of abolitionism
-Missouri Compromise
-slavery in western states/territories
-states' rights ideology
-development of sectionalism
-Wilmont Proviso
-Compromise of 1850
Needs Improvement

Student includes 4 of the following:
-slave rebellion
-rise of abolitionism
-Missouri Compromise
-slavery in western states/territories
-states' rights ideology
-development of sectionalism
-Wilmont Proviso
-Compromise of 1850
Not Acceptable

Student includes 2 or less of the following:
-slave rebellion
-rise of abolitionism
-Missouri Compromise
-slavery in western states/territories
-states' rights ideology
-development of sectionalism
-Wilmont Proviso
-Compromise of 1850
Textual Evidence
1 pts

L9-10RH1: Cites evidence to support the Northern or Southern stance.
L9-10WHST9: Draw evidence from multiple sources to support the writing.
Exceeds Standards

All facts and examples provide strong support for the writer's opinion. Student correctly uses and cites 4 sources.
Meets Standards

Most facts and examples support the writer's opinion clearly. Student correctly uses and cites 3 sources.
Needs Improvement

The facts and examples are unrelated to or do not clearly established the writer's opinion. Student has used and cited some sources.
Not Acceptable

There are no facts or examples to support the opinion. Evidence of sources being used are not found.
Gathering Information and Writing
1 pts

L9-10WHST4: Produces clear and coherent writing appropriate to task.
Exceeds Standards

The paragraphs present the writer's opinion and reasons clearly and logically. One idea flows into the other.
Meets Standards

Most paragraphs give clear reasons for the writer's opinion, but some are repetitive or unclear.
Needs Improvement

Some paragraphs are unclear, and there is little evidence of logical reasoning for organization.
Not Acceptable

Ideas run together, with no clear organizational structure. Repetitive.
Literacy Non-Negotiables
pts

(HHS Literacy Non-Negotiables)
The writer uses appropriate mechanics, organization, and spelling.
Exceeds Standards

The errors in grammar or spelling and punctuation make the essay difficult to understand.
Meets Standards

There are several errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation, but the essay is still readable.
Needs Improvement

There are a few errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation but it does not interfere with the reader's understanding.
Not Acceptable

There are little or no errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation. The writers use of these makes the piece very easy to understand.



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