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Persuasive Writing Persuasive Writing 5 Paragraph Persuasive Essay Rubric Code: U78W5B By nd_mibs Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Persuasive Writing
	Poor 5 pts	Fair 10 pts	Good 15 pts	Advanced 20 pts
Issue	Poor I saw the prompt and tried to respond to it. I did not take a stand on the issue. I presented some information, but it was not clear how I stand on the issue	Fair I have taken a stand, but I may not have made my position very clear. I tried to support it with some details, but they were not the best choices and did not support my stand.	Good I have taken a clear stand, and I gave it some support. The information was presented clearly.	Advanced I have taken a clear stand on an issue, and I fully support it with appropriate personal and factual information.
Details	Poor I have little or no details	Fair There are some details, but they are too general and do not help to explain my position.	Good I have chosen enough specific details to support my stand.	Advanced I have chosen numerous specific details that more than adequately support my stand.
Organization	Poor I have no real organization.	Fair I tried to have an organized essay, but this essay jumps around and lacks organization.	Good I organized my essay, but it strays a little.	Advanced I have an organized essay that is logical and does not jump around.
Audience	Poor I did not write to the audience.	Fair I tried to understand the audience I was writing for.	Good I understand the type of audience I was writing for.	Advanced I understand the type of audience I was writing for and used language and arguments that they will understand.
Sentence Structure	Poor I did not use a variety of sentences.	Fair I used 2 types of sentences.	Good I used 3 types of sentences.	Advanced I used a variety of sentences types effectively.
Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling	Poor I had many grammar, punctuation and spelling errors that distracted from my writing.	Fair I had some grammar, punctuation and spelling errors that distracted from my writing.	Good I had few grammar, punctuation and spelling errors that distracted from my writing.	Advanced I had no grammar, punctuation and spelling errors.