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Argumentative Essay

Students are given a topic and are required to write a persuasive argument either for or against it. Students are to ensure their writing has a clear position, three arguments (Ethos, Pathos, Logos) supporting position, a counteragument with rebuttal and a CTA. Each paragraph is to discuss one key point supporting the arguement.

Rubric Code: F24C9XA

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Argumentative Essay
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 3.5 pts	Fair 2.5 pts
Clear position (for or against) Paragraph 1	Excellent Has a clear position that grabs audience´s attention. States a clear opinion or point of view (POV).	Good Has a somewhat clear introduction but does not grab the audience's attention. States an opinion or point of view, but it is not strong.	Fair Position is not clear and there is no POV statement.
Logos Arguement Paragraph 2-4	Excellent Facts and reasons support position statement. Evidence includes logical explanation, facts and/or statistics.	Good Facts and reasons supporting POV are presented in reasonable order but not all reasons are convincing.	Fair Facts and reasons are weak and do not show strong support of argument. Evidence doesn´t include logical explanation, facts and/or statistics.
Pathos Arguement Paragraph 2-4	Excellent Argument supports position statement. It connects with the audience’s emotions through stories, imagery, or personal experiences.	Good Argument supports position statement. But it somewhat connects with the audience’s emotions through stories, imagery, or personal experiences.	Fair Argument doesn´t supports position statement. They do NOT connect with the audience’s emotions through stories, imagery, or personal experiences.
Ethos Arguement Paragraph 2-4	Excellent Argument supports position statement. It establishes credibility and trustworthiness by citing reliable sources or experts.	Good Argument supports position statement. It somewhat establish credibility and trustworthiness by citing reliable sources or experts.	Fair Argument doesn´t supports position statement. It doesn´t establish credibility and trustworthiness by citing reliable sources or experts.
Counterarguement and Rebuttal Paragraph 5	Excellent Counterargument acknowledges opposing viewpoints and refutes them with strong reasoning.	Good Counterargument acknowledges opposing viewpoints but doesn´t refute them with strong reasoning.	Fair Counterargument doesn´t acknowledges opposing viewpoints or is not stated. Counterarguments and rebuttal are not included.
Call to action (CTA) Paragraph 6	Excellent The CTA is clear and encourage the audience to take immediate action.	Good The CTA is somewhat clear and doesn´t encourage the audience to take immediate action.	Fair The CTA is not clear and/or encourages the audience to take immediate action. CTA is NOT included.
Grammar and punctuation	Excellent The writing is carefully checked and contains easy to read, flowing sentences. There are NO spelling or punctuation mistakes.	Good The writing has correctly formed sentences, however some may be difficult to read. There are frequent spelling or punctuation mistakes.	Fair Sentences are poorly written making it difficult to understand. The writing contains many spelling mistakes and little or no attention is given to punctuation.
Essay Delivery	Excellent Essay was turn in on time with the following requirements: TYPED and PRINTED using: letter size 11 Arial; single spaced between paragraphs, includes a cover with standard information.	Good Essay was turn in on time but doesn´t complete the requirements.	Fair Essay is not turned in on time or not turned in at all.

Keywords:

Arguementative ESSAY

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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