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Persuasive Paper

Write a persuasive essay using the steps in the writing process: planning, drafting, developing, revising, editing, and proofreading. For this essay, choose a topic of interest to you that is related to your career. Your Persuasive Essay must be 750 to 1,050 words in length, must be formatted according to APA guidelines.

Rubric Code: LB5336

By kpeters25

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

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	Excellent 20 pts	Good 17 pts	Adequate 15 pts	Fair 13 pts	Poor 10 pts
Introduction & Thesis Statement 1 pts	Excellent Includes a well-structured thesis statement. It gives background of the information that will be discussed in the essay. The thesis statement clearly states the topic of the essay and outlines the main points to be discussed.	Good Includes a thesis statement. It gives some background information regarding what will be discussed in the essay. The thesis statement states the topic of the essay. It does not clearly outline the main points of the essay.	Adequate Includes a thesis statement that is not entirely clear. It provides limited background for information regarding what will be discussed in the essay. The thesis statement fails to state the topic of the essay. It does not clearly outline the main points of the essay.	Fair Does not include a thesis statement. There is minimal information about what will be covered in the essay. The thesis statement outlines some of the main points to be discussed but does not name the topic. It needs a significant amount of work.	Poor There is no introduction present. The paper just begins. The thesis statement does not name the topic and does not preview what will be discussed. The thesis is weak/or not easy to identify.
Content & Development 2 pts	Excellent Content is comprehensive, accurate. Major points are stated clearly and are well supported with good details. Content and purpose of the writing are clear. Essay is between 750 and 1050 words.	Good Content is fairly comprehensive and/or persuasive. Major points are addressed, and somewhat supported. Content is somewhat clear. Essay is between 750 and 1050 words.	Adequate Content is somewhat comprehensive and/or persuasive. Major points are generally addressed, but not always well supported. Content is not always clear. Essay is less than 750 words or is larger than 1050 words.	Fair Content is not comprehensive and /or persuasive. Major points are addressed, but not well supported. Content is inconsistent and unclear. Essay is significantly less than 750 words or greater than 1050 words.	Poor Content is incomplete. Major points are not clear and /or persuasive. Lack of persuasive appeals. Essay fails to meet required words.
References 1 pts APA format with at least 2 sources cited, 1 from Univ. Library	Excellent At least 2 sources are correctly cited according to APA guidelines (1 from University Library).	Good Two sources are used but are not correctly cited according to APA guidelines, or one source is not from University Library.	Adequate One source is used sources are used but are correctly cited according to APA guidelines (1 from University Library).	Fair Less than 2 sources are used and are incorrectly cited according to APA guidelines (1 from University Library).	Poor Sources not used/cited.
Conventions 2 pts	Excellent Author follows rules of grammar, so the essay is exceptionally easy to read.	Good Author makes 1-2 errors in grammar that distract the reader from the content, but the essay is still easy to read.	Adequate Author makes greater than 2 errors in grammar that distract the reader from the content and make essay more difficult to read.	Fair Author makes 3-4 errors in grammar that distract the reader from the content and interrupt the flow of the essay.	Poor Author makes more than 4 errors in grammar that distract the reader from the content and interrupts the flow of the essay.
Conclusion 2 pts	Excellent The conclusion is strong and leaves the reader solidly understanding the author's position.	Good The conclusion is recognizable. The author's position is restated.	Adequate The conclusion is not clearly stated and/or does not support the main premis of the essay. The author's position is not restated clearly.	Fair The paper does not end with author's position; therefore the conclusion does not give a solid ending to the essay.	Poor There is no conclusion; the paper just ends.

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