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Essay - Persuasive Essay

Evaluates a persuasive essay

Rubric Code: N22W873

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Subject: English

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 9-12

Essay
	Mastery 100 pts	Satisfactory 90 pts	Approaching 80 pts	Emerging 70 pts
Support Materials and Rough Draft	Mastery -All support materials are present, including rough drafts, outline, editing sheets, etc. -All items are numbered and in the correct order	Satisfactory -One part of the assignment is missing or it is out of order	Approaching -More than one item is missing	Emerging -More than two items are missing
Focus/Ideas	Mastery -Has ideas that are connected to each other -Has a fully developed topic and a clear topic sentence that expresses the main idea -Has carefully selected interesting details that support the topic -Maintains focus clearly throughout the essay	Satisfactory -Has ideas that are fairly connected -Has a fairly well-developed topic stated in a topic sentence -Has some details that support the topic -Generally maintains focus	Approaching -Ideas are somewhat connected -Has a minimally developed topic; may or may not have a topic sentence -Some details are present -Focus strays	Emerging Minimum standard is not met.
Word Choice/Sentence Structure	Mastery Many interesting words are used Language is varied, student makes use of synonyms Sentences are complete Sentences vary in lenght and structure Sentence beginnings are varied	Satisfactory Some interesting words are used Language is somewhat varied, student makes use of synonyms One or two sentences are incomplete Most sentences vary in length and structure Most sentence beginnings are varied	Approaching Some interesting words are used Language is somewhat repetitive Some sentences are incomplete Sentences do not vary much in length and structure Sentence do not vary much in the beginnings	Emerging Minimum standard is not met.
Organization	Mastery -Has clear and logical organization -Has a complete introduction, body, and conclusion -Easy to follow -Paragraphs are not too long or short to support ideas -Has the correct number of paragraphs	Satisfactory -Has logical organization -Has an introduction, body, and conclusion -Is fairly easy to follow _One paragraph is too long or short to support ideas -Has the correct number of paragraphs	Approaching -Some organization is present -Has an introduction, body, and conclusion, but may be unclear -Is difficult to follow at times _More than one paragraph is too long or short -Has the correct number of paragraphs	Emerging Minimum standard is not met.
Paragraphs	Mastery Each paragraph has a topic sentence Each paragraph has a conclusion sentence Body paragraphs A and B of the essay give the two main reasons for the students position Body paragraph C gives the oppositions main arguement and refutes it with a third main idea	Satisfactory Each paragraph has a topic sentence Body paragraphs A and B of the essay give the two main reasons for the students position Body paragraph C gives the oppositions main arguement and refutes it with a third main idea	Approaching Each paragraph has a topic sentence Body paragraphs A and B of the essay give the two main reasons for the students position Body paragraph C does not give the oppositions main arguement or does not refutes it with a third main idea	Emerging Minimum standard is not met.
Mechanics/Conventions	Mastery -Has correct use of punctuation, grammar, and mechanics -Presentation of the piece is attractive and easy to read -All paragraphs are indented correctly. -Student has written between the margins. -Student has headed the paper correctly.	Satisfactory -Has few errors in punctuation, grammar, and mechanics -Presentations is clear -All paragraphs are indented correctly. -Student has written between the margins.	Approaching -Includes some errors in grammar, punctuation, and mechanics -Presentation is fairly clear -All paragraphs are indented correctly. -Student has written between the margins.	Emerging -Includes multiple errors in grammar, punctuation, and mechanics - Presentation makes the writing hard to read -Indenting or writing is not placed correctly

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