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Persuasive Written Letter Essay

Students will write a persuasive essay in which they state their position on a belief they hold dear, and persuade readers to see things their way. They will include three reasons to support their position, and support them well with details or examples. Level 4 (8-10 pts) Level 3 (7-8 pts) Level 2 (5-6pts) Level 1 (5 pts)

Rubric Code: NX77B9B

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

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	I am convinced! 10 pts	I see your point! 7 pts	You may be right? 6 pts	I'm not convinced! 5 pts
Introduction	I am convinced! You DEFINITELY got the reader's attention by using a strong topic sentence and overall argument to support your point of view. You presented your point of view. You gave the reader a good reason to keep on reading.	I see your point! You got the reader's attention by using a topic sentence and overall argument to support your point of view. You presented your point of view. You gave the reader a reason to keep on reading.	You may be right? The reader knows your point of view. You stated your position, with some effectiveness you used a general argument to support With some effectiveness, your introduction gets the attention of the reader.	I'm not convinced! You have written an introduction which is unclear. You need to explain your point of view with more detail. Your introduction confuses the reader.
Arguments	I am convinced! You have a minimum of 3 convincing arguments with excellent, clear examples that explain why the reader should adopt your belief. Your provided strong evidence (referenced statistics) to support your arguments. You stayed on topic for your entire essay.	I see your point! You have 3 convincing arguments with good examples that explain why the reader adopt your belief. Your provide good evidence (referenced statistics) to support most of your arguments.	You may be right? You have 2 convincing arguments with some examples that explain why the reader adopt your belief. Your provide evidence (referenced statistics) to some of your arguments. You are encouraged to work on selecting evidence that supports your arguments more effectively.	I'm not convinced! You have 1-2 arguments to support your point of view or belief. The evidence you provide needs to support your arguments more. Your arguments and/or examples are not very convincing. Your evidence lacks statistics and evidence that supports your belief.
Paragraphing	I am convinced! You wrote 5 well-thought out paragraphs, including a introduction and conclusion paragraph.	I see your point! You writing includes 4-5 paragraphs, but you may have not included a introduction or a conclusion.	You may be right? You should make some paragraphing changes. Your essay may be incomplete.	I'm not convinced! Your essay may have more than one paragraph but might be missing the introduction.
Writing Mechanics	I am convinced! You did not make any spelling or grammatical mistakes.	I see your point! You have a few spelling and grammatical mistakes but your errors do not interfere with the communication of your message. Errors do not make your letter difficult to understand your message.	You may be right? You have some spelling and grammatical mistakes that at times, interfere with the communication of your message. Some mistakes make it difficult to understand your message.	I'm not convinced! You have many spelling and grammatical mistakes that make it very difficult to read your writing. Errors interfere with the communication of your message.

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