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Persuasive Essay

Jena 6 Reading Response

Upon reading the article answer the persuasive question with facts and opinions present in the writing.

Rubric Code: H4C453

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Subject: English

Type: Homework

Grade Levels: 6-8

Analysis
	Exceeds 4 pts	Achieving 3 pts	Emerging 2 pts	Does not Meet 1 pts
Persuasive	Exceeds The student has convincingly persuaded the reader in their response, their argument present in the essay is accurately stated.	Achieving The student has described their argument, the arugment is present in the essay.	Emerging The student's arugment is unclear in the essay.	Does not Meet The student does not have an argument present in the essay.
Opinion	Exceeds The student's opinion is convincing, clear, well put together, and organized in its' delivery. There are no lingering questions as to what the student thinks about the question.	Achieving The student's opinion is clear, well put together, and organized in its' delivery. There is one lingering question as to what the student thinks about the question.	Emerging The student's opinion is unclear, sloppily put together, and disorganized the reader has to guess what the student thinks about the question. There are lingering questions as to what the student thinks.	Does not Meet The student's opinion is not present and the reader does not know what the student thinks about the question.
Facts	Exceeds Student exceeds all of the criterias for including facts: referring to statistics with specific citation, using personal examples to form an opinion, and uses the facts as proof of their opinion.	Achieving Student meets the the criterias for including facts: referring to the statistics or experience and using the facts to form an opinion.	Emerging Student is missing 1 of the criterias for including facts: referring to only experiences with no citation or use of the facts to form an opinion.	Does not Meet Student does not have or is missing 2+ for including facts: referring to the statistics with no citation or use of the facts to form an opinion.
Organization	Exceeds The student's response is organized with 3-4 supporting ideas and neatly put together in essay form.	Achieving The student's response is organized with 2-3 supporting ideas and neatly put together in paragraph form.	Emerging The student's response is organized and put together in paragraph form.	Does not Meet The student's response is not organized or put together in paragraph form.