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Persuasive Advocacy Letter to a Public Official 
Persuasive Advocacy Letter to a Public Official
Students are to choose an issue from their community (local, national, global) that they care enough about to advocate. They are to then write an advocacy letter for change, carefully considering their audience and using primary and secondary information as evidence to support their arguments. They must have an appropriate call to action and correct business letter format.
Rubric Code: FX37XCA
By chayes120
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Public Rubric
Subject: Political Science  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

Powered by iRubric Persuasive/Expository Letter
  Below Basic

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Basic

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Proficient

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Advanced

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Organization

Below Basic

Includes little to no organization.




Not done yet
Basic

Includes illogical progression of ideas from beginning to end.



Not done yet
Proficient

Includes logical progression of ideas from beginning to end.



2 pts
Advanced

Includes purposeful and logical progressions of ideas from beginning to end.


3 pts
Quality of Claim

Below Basic

No argument or the argument is unclear.


Not done yet
Basic

Argument presented is clear.


Not done yet
Proficient

Argument presented is clear and specific.

6pts
Advanced

Argument presented is insightful, clear and specific.

8pts
Development of Evidence

Below Basic

Provides inaccurate or no evidence to support claims.

Does not use or cite sources or textual evidence

Fails to acknowledge opposing claims.

Not done yet
Basic

Provides minimal or irrelevant evidence to support claims.

Ineffectively integrates or cites source that may not be credible.

Minimally refutes counter-claim.

Not done yet
Proficient

Provides sufficient evidence to support claims.

Competently integrates and cites credible sources or textual evidence.

Refutes specific counter-claim.

6pts
Advanced

Provides substantial evidence to support claim.

Effectively integrates and cites credible sources or textual evidence.

Refutes specific counter-claim.

8pt
Call To Action

Below Basic

May provide a weak or unrealistic call to action that is related to the advocacy cause.

Not done yet
Basic

Provides a debatably realistic or appropriate call to action that is related to the advocacy cause.

Not done yet
Proficient

Provides an appropriate call to action that is related to the advocacy cause.

2pts
Advanced

Provides a meaningful call to action that is responsive to the cause.

3pts
Tone and Focus: Aware of Audience

Below Basic

Demonstrates a lack of tone and focus related to the supposed audience or lacking audience awareness.

Not done yet
Basic

Demonstrates an inconsistent tone and focus related to the audience.

Not done yet
Proficient

Consistent tone and focus with a general sense of audience.

2pts
Advanced

Consistent tone and focus. Demonstrates a clear sense of audience (elected official).

3pts
Language and Conventions

Below Basic

Contains serious errors in conventions and uses limited vocabulary.

Errors hinder reading and understanding.

Not done yet
Basic

Contains several errors in conventions and uses basic and predictable language.

Limited or repetitive sentence structure.

Not done yet
Proficient

Contains some errors in conventions but they do not interfere with reader understanding. Provides some precise language.

Correct and varied sentence structure.

2pts
Advanced

Contains few, if any, errors in conventions. Provides precise and appropriate language utilizing a business letter format.

Purposeful and varied sentence structure.

3pts



Keywords:
  • Advocacy Letter



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