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Persuasive Essay 
Persuasive Essay
Students will use evidence from the text to support their thesis statement. Students will work in groups of three and write a persuasive essay to influence the attitudes or actions of a specific audience on specific issues. Students will write persuasive essays for appropriate audiences that establish a position and use supporting details.
Rubric Code: PXB225B
By ambermatthews
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

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  Need Improvement

12 pts

Fair

14 pts

Good

16 pts

Excellent

20 pts

Reasons and Technique

Need Improvement

The students did not use or is missing the evidence and reasoning.

The students did not use one persuasive technique.
Fair

The students list reasons but does not back up with evidence or other support.

The students attempted to use one persuasive technique, but did not use it properly.
Good

The students use some evidence to support their position, but they are not used the entire time. The facts may not be accurate or not strongly stated/ expressed.

The students used one persuasive technique.
Excellent

The students base their position on reliable evidence that they have proved through their supporting examples.

The students used at least persuasive technique properly.
Organization

Need Improvement

The student have only two or less of the four paragraphs outlined in the directions.
Fair

The students have only three of the four paragraphs that were part of the directions and in the outline.
Good

The student has the 4 paragraphs, but the students did not follow the order from their thesis statement. Some supporting examples are there, but they need to be further supported with more detail/examples.
Excellent

The students have at least 2 body paragraphs along with an introduction and conclusion.

Each paragraph has one reason stated clearly with eviedence/ examples that support their reason. Reasons are clearly stated and are convincing.
Thesis Statement

Need Improvement

The students did not have a solid thesis statement.
Fair

The students attempted to complete a thesis statement but only listed one reason.
Good

The students did not have their two reasons clearly stated in their introduction/thesis.
Excellent

The two reasons were clearly stated in the thesis statement.
Grammar and Spelling & Word Choice

Need Improvement

More than 8 spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors

Ideas are not expressed using strong language and vocabulary.
Fair

Six to eight capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors.
Good

Three to five spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors.

Ideas are sometimes expressed using strong language and vocabulary.
Excellent

Zero to two spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammatical errors.

Ideas are always expressed using strong and precise language and vocabulary.
Opening

Need Improvement

The students did not have an attention grabbing introduction.
Fair

The students attempted a catchy introduction but had some errors.
Good

The students have a hook, but did not include the background information on the topic.
Excellent

The students has a catchy and audience grabbing introduction.



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