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Persuasive Letter

Persuasive Essay

Students write a persuasive letter for an appropriate audience that establishes a position and use supporting details.

Rubric Code: L9W9C6

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

5th grade Persuasive Letter Rubric
	5 pts	3 pts	1 pts
Introductory Paragraph	5 Included the three parts of the introduction including: -attention grabber -position statement -lead up to reasons without giving them away.	3 The student gave this or her position on the topic, but did not have an attention grabber. The student did not follow directions when writing the introduction paragraph.	1 The student did not have the three parts of the introduction.
Body Paragraphs	5 Body paragraphs have introductory sentence, 3 sentences explaining opinion, and concluding sentence that brings paragrapg to close.	3 Body paragraphs have sentences, but missing supporting sentences and/or concluding sentence.	1 Body paragraphs sentences are out of order and do not support topic.
Conclusion Paragraph	5 The student restated the main ideas of their essay, called for action or change, and brought their paper to a natural close.	3 The student used the main idea to end the paper, but did not restate the ideas and creatively call for action or change.	1 The student did not use the main idea to bring their paper to a close.
Arguments	5 The student bases all their arguments on facts. The facts are reliable and are used to back up the argument that the student has made.	3 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.	1 The student lists reasons but does not back up with facts or other support.
Organization	5 The student has used 5 paragraphs: P1-introduce his or her position on a topic P2, P3, and P4-give three arguments/reasons to back up their position, saving the strongest reason for P4 P5-Sum up their main position on topic and call to action.	3 The student has the 5 paragraphs, but the student did not save their strongest reason/argument in paragraphs.	1 The student does not have the 5 paragraphs that were part of the directions.
Grammar and Spelling & Word Choice	5 Zero to two spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammatical errors. Ideas are always expressed using strong and precise language.	3 Three to five spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors. Ideas are sometimes expressed using strong and precise language.	1 6 or more spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors. Ideas are never expressed using strong or precise language.