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Persuasive Written Assignment

Persuasive Essay

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

Rubric Code: KX5W78C

By mrsabrown

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Subject: Vocational

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Persuasive Blog Rubric
	Poor; 0-1 Points 1 pts	Fair; 2-3 Points 1 pts	Good; 4-5 Points 1 pts
Arguments	Poor; 0-1 Points The student lists reasons but does not back up with facts or other support.	Fair; 2-3 Points The student uses some facts to support the argument, but they are not used the entire time. The facts are disputed and may not be accurate.	Good; 4-5 Points The student bases all their arguments on reliable facts that they have researched.
Organization	Poor; 0-1 Points The student does not have the 5 paragraphs that were part of the directions.	Fair; 2-3 Points The student has the 5 paragraphs, but the student did not follow the order from their thesis statement.	Good; 4-5 Points The student has used 5 short paragraphs: P1-introduce his or her position on a topic P2-P4Body-give three arguments/reasons to back up their position. P5-Sum up their main position on topic and call to action.
Introduction Paragraph	Poor; 0-1 Points The student did not have the three parts of the introduction.	Fair; 2-3 Points The student attempted a thesis statement, but there were mistakes in writing it. The student did not follow directions when writing the introduction paragraph or have a broad to narrow structure.	Good; 4-5 Points The student had the three parts of the introduction including an exemplary thesis statement and fluid broad to narrow organization.
Conclusion Paragraph	Poor; 0-1 Points The student did not use the main idea to bring their paper to a close.	Fair; 2-3 Points The student used the main idea to end the paper and restated the thesis, but did not restate the ideas clearly.	Good; 4-5 Points The student restated the thesis, showed good narrow to broad organization, and had a creative and original ending.
Grammar and Spelling	Poor; 0-1 Points More than 5 spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors.	Fair; 2-3 Points Three to five spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors.	Good; 4-5 Points Zero to two spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammatical errors.
Word Choice	Poor; 0-1 Points Ideas are never expressed using strong or precise language.	Fair; 2-3 Points Ideas are sometimes expressed using strong and precise language.	Good; 4-5 Points Ideas are always expressed using strong and precise language.
Citations	Poor; 0-1 Points Sources not cited.	Fair; 2-3 Points Some sources cited properly OR all sources cited but not correctly.	Good; 4-5 Points All sources cited properly.