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Persuasive Essay

Students will write a persuasive letter in which they state their position on an issue, 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.

Rubric Code: Q584CA

By mamaro

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Subject: Education

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

Extended Learning Time
	I am convinced! 4 pts	I see your point! 3 pts	You may be right? 2 pts	I'm not convinced! 1 pts
Opening	I am convinced! You stated your opinion by rephasing the question.	I see your point! You stated your opinion.	You may be right? Your opinion is not clear.	I'm not convinced! You did not state your opinion.
Reasons/Arguments	I am convinced! You have 2 (two)convincing reasons. Each of your reasons is supported by three or more details. The details and examples are clear and make sense. Your writing is not repetitive.	I see your point! You have 2 (two) reasons. Each of your reasons is supported by three details or examples. There may be some repetition of details or examples.	You may be right? You only have 1 reason. Your reason is NOT supported by three details or examples. The details you give for each reason may be repetitive. OR you may have 2 reasons, but do not give two or less details for each reason.	I'm not convinced! You have 1-2 reasons, but you only gave one detail for each reason.
Heading/Paragraphing/closure	I am convinced! You wrote 2 paragraphs and followed the outline. You indented each paragraph. The paragraphs begin by stating the reason first.	I see your point! You wrote 2 paragraphs and followed the outline. You indented or skipped a line between each paragraph.	You may be right? You wrote one long paragraph. I cannot tell where the first paragraph ends and where the second one begins, except that there are two reasons with details.	I'm not convinced! You wrote one long paragraph. There is no second paragraph because you only wrote one reason. The paper is unorganized.
Writing Mechanics	I am convinced! There are no mistakes in spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Your handwriting is perfect.	I see your point! You have 1-3 spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes. Your handwriting is neat.	You may be right? You have 4-6 spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes. I can read your writing, but it could be neater.	I'm not convinced! You have many mistakes in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. It is hard for me to read your writing.
Word Choice/Voice	I am convinced! You used verbs and adjectives that make sense in your writing. You used a thesaurus to help you find more interesting words. I completely understand your opinion because of the words you used.	I see your point! You used verbs and adjectives in your writing. The words you chose make sense. I understand your opinion.	You may be right? You tried to use verbs and adjectives, but they don't make sense. You didn't include enough descriptive words.	I'm not convinced! You used plain and boring words in your letter. The words are not interesting.

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