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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: AAW849

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

5th grade Persuasive Essay Rubric
	Beginning 6 pts	Developing 8 pts	Accomplished 10 pts
Arguments	Beginning The student lists reasons but does not back up with facts or other support.	Developing 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.	Accomplished The student bases all their arguments on facts The facts are reliable and are used to back up the argument that the student has made.
Organization	Beginning The student does have the 5 paragraphs but they did not follow the directions.	Developing The student has the 5 paragraphs, but some arguments/reasons do not back up their position.	Accomplished The student has used 5 short paragraphs: P1-introduce his or her position on a topic P2, P3, and P4-give three arguments/reasons to back up their position. P5-Sums up their main position on topic and call to action.
Introduction Paragraph	Beginning The student did not have the 5 parts of the introduction.	Developing The student gave his or her position on the topic, but was missing one of the 5 parts of the introduction.	Accomplished The student had the 5 parts of the introduction
Conclusion Paragraph	Beginning The student did not use the main idea to bring their paper to a close.	Developing The student used the main idea to end the paper, but did not restate the ideas and creatively call for action or change.	Accomplished 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	Beginning More than 5 spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors. Ideas are never expressed using strong or precise language.	Developing Three to five spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors.Ideas are sometimes expressed using strong and precise language.	Accomplished Zero to two spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammatical errors. Ideas are always expressed using strong and precise language.