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Peer Edit Review Rubric for Persuasive Paragraph

Rubric Code: T23ABB3

By SWilson07

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

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Persuasive paragraph Guidelines for scoring an persuasive paragraph
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Topic Sentence Essential question is used or restated as a main idea for the essay.	Poor Topic sentence is not present or is not clear	Fair Topic sentence is present but does include reasons that support the prompt.	Good Topic sentence is present with some reasons that support the prompt.	Excellent Topic sentence is present and clear with three reasons that support the prompt.
Supporting details Does the paragraph include information from reliable sources to support the topic sentence? Has the information been cited correctly?	Poor The details do not support the main idea.	Fair Some of the details support the main idea.	Good Each detail supports the main idea but there are no follow up sentences.	Excellent Each detail supports the main idea. Follow up sentences provide additional support.
Explanations Did you explain how or why the information that you chose supports your topic sentence/claim?	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
Transitions (Linking words) Do linking words, or transition words, connect details so that the paragraph and body reads smoothly?	Poor Transitions are not present.	Fair Transitions are present but do not effectively direct readers from one example to the next.	Good Transitions are present and direct readers from one example to the next though not to the level of excellent.	Excellent Transitions are present and effectively dierect readers from one example to the next.
Word choice and voice Does the writer use vocabulary appropriate to the paragraph?	Poor Word usage is inappropriate to the essay.	Fair Some word usage is appropriate, some not.	Good Word usage is appropriate.	Excellent Word usage is appropriate for the essay and reflects sophistication on the part of the writer.
Conclusion Does the conclusion restate the topic in a new way to tie the details together?	Poor There is no conclusion the essay just ends without summing up or restating the topic. It doesn't tie the the details together.	Fair There is an attempt at a conclusion, but it doesn't restate the topic or tie the details together.	Good The conclusion sums up the topic, by restating it, but it does tie the details together.	Excellent The conclusions does an excellent job of summing up or restating the topic and tying the details together.
Grammar and Mechanics Does the paper indicate that the writer has control of the rules of spelling, grammar and mechanics	Poor The paragraph contains 6 or more errors in usage, spelling and mechanics.	Fair The paragraph contains 3 to 5 errors in usage, spelling and mechanics.	Good The paragraph contains 1 or 2 errors in usage, spelling and mechanics.	Excellent The paragraph contains no errors in usage, spelling, and mechanics.

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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