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Persuassive Essay

Student persuassive essay that uses facts to back up their argument.

Rubric Code: D82A75

By KCochran

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: (none)

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	Poor 2 pts	Fair 5 pts	Good 8 pts
Arguments	Poor The student lists reasons but does not back up with facts or other support	Fair The student uses some facts to support the argument but they are not used the entire time. The facts are disputed.	Good 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.
Resources Used	Poor The students used 0 quotes from sources.	Fair The student uses 2 quotes from sources.	Good The students uses 4 quotes from sources.
Thesis	Poor The student did not have the three parts of the thesis.	Fair The student had the three parts of the thesis but did not have a strong thesis. The student did not follow directions when writing the thesis paragraph.	Good The student had the three parts of the thesis and the paper follows the road map the thesis sets up.
Grammar and Spelling	Poor Paragraph does not flow and is very split up.	Fair Has some distractions and is some what choppy.	Good Follows easily and conventions are distractions
Voice-Convince reader	Poor Paper is not convincing and conflicts often.	Fair Paper sometimes moves from topic to topic and often conflicts	Good Paper is convincing - stays in tune, doesn't conflict topics
Rebuttal	Poor Student doesn't have a good rebuttal or argument.	Fair Student explains the other side's argument and why it is wrong with facts. Student doesn't use: I, we, maybe, think.	Good Student throughly explains the other side's argument and why it is wrong with facts. Student does't use: I, we, maybe, think.
Conclusion Paragraph	Poor The student did not use the conclusion to bring their paper to a close.	Fair The student used the paper to end the paper but did not restate the ideas and creatively call for change.	Good The student restated the main ideas of their essay, called for change and brought their paper to a natural close.