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Persuasive Essay Persuasive Essay Student persuasive essay that uses facts to back up their argument. Rubric Code: UXAXWXA By tstraig Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

4th grade Persuasive Essay Rubric
	Poor 1 pts	Needs Improvement 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Great 4 pts
Arguments	Poor No reasons are given.	Needs Improvement The student lists reasons but does not provide examples, details or other support.	Good The student lists two reasons but does not provide two examples and/or details to support the argument. Two examples may be provided, but with weak support.	Great The student provides two reasons and two examples and/or details to clearly support the argument. Text evidence from the article is cited to strongly support the argument.
Organization	Poor No organization	Needs Improvement The student does not have the 3 paragraphs that were part of the directions.	Good The student has 3 short paragraphs.	Great The student has 3 strong, well-written paragraphs, long enough to support their stance.
Introduction	Poor No introduction	Needs Improvement The student did not have a clear introduction.	Good The student had a clear introduction. The student gave his or her position on the topic.	Great The student had a clear and creative introduction. The student clearly states his or her position in an interesting manner.
Conclusion	Poor No conclusion	Needs Improvement The student did not use the main idea to bring their paper to a close.	Good The student used the main idea to end the paper, but brought it to an incomplete closing.	Great The student restated the main ideas of their essay and brought their paper to a natural close.
Grammar and Spelling & Word Choice	Poor Most words are misspelled, very little correct capitalization, punctuation, & grammar.	Needs Improvement Many spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors. Ideas are never expressed using strong or precise language.	Good Average amount spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors. Ideas are sometimes expressed using strong and precise language.	Great Very few spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammatical errors. Ideas are always expressed using strong and precise language.