iRubric: The Weight of Words Persuasive Essay and Presentation rubric

Rough Draft is missing, illegible, or off-topic.

Rough draft is poorly organized, with no clear introduction and/or conclusion. Transitions are sparce. The position statement or the persuasive thesis is missing. The supporting details are not logically located close to other information on the same subtopic. The writer may get off topic occasionally.

Rough Draft is mostly organized and has at least an introduction and a body. Both position statement and persuasive thesis are present. The conclusion is present, but might be lacking in either summary or directive to reader. The writer is on topic.

The rough draft is well organized. An introduction and a conclusion are both recognizable. The position and persuasive statements are present and are concise and clear. Effective transitions are used throughout. Body paragraphs are present and are developed uniformly. The writer stays on topic throughout. Vocabulary choices are mature and concise.

Final draft is missing, illegible, or is simply a neat, but otherwise unimproved copy of the rough draft. Student did not present their essay to the class.

Final draft has been rewritten, but still contains many uncorrected errors in the targeted areas of conventions of writing and organization. Much improvement is needed in oral presentation.

Final draft has been rewritten to eliminate many of the errors in the targeted areas of conventions of writing and of organization. The paper is fairly well presented in terms of neatness and legibility. Student presented fairly well to his/her peers.

Final draft is neat and legible. It has followed the prescribed organizational pattern and has most of the targeted conventions of writing and organization corrected from the rough draft. Student has given an effective and engaging oral presentation to his/her peers.