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Persuasive Practice Essay 
How Do I Show My Catholic Faith in My Community?
Write a persuasive essay using the picture provided. Decide if you think this was an accident or a crime, use at least three pieces of evidence to support your claim and explain how the evidence supports your claim. You should use ACER to organize your essay, which should be one paragraph.
Rubric Code: WXC5447
By jrdrane
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Persuasive Essay Practice
  Poor

2 pts

Fair

3 pts

Good

4 pts

Excellent

5 pts

Use of ACER

Poor

Writer did not follow ACER at all.
Fair

Writer forgot two of the components of ACER or they were out of order.
Good

Writer forgot one of the components of ACER or they were out of order.
Excellent

Writer correctly uses ACER to organize the paragraph.
Evidence

Poor

Writer did not explain any of the evidence introduced.
Fair

Writer included only 1 piece of evidence or only thoroughly explained 1 piece of evidence.
Good

Writer included only 2 pieces of evidence or only thoroughly explained 2 pieces of evidence.
Excellent

Writer included at least 3 pieces of evidence and thoroughly explained each piece of evidence introduced.
Editing

Poor

Eight or more spelling mistakes
Eight or more punctuation/capitalization mistakes
Eight or more grammar mistakes
Eleven or more linking verbs
Uses weak verbs throughout the essay
One or more mistakes in MLA formatting
Fair

Four to seven spelling mistakes
Four to seven punctuation/capitalization mistakes
Four to seven grammar mistakes
Eight to ten linking verbs
Uses many weak verbs throughout the essay
Correct MLA formatting in all ways
Good

Less than three spelling mistakes
Less than three punctuation/capitalization mistakes
Four to seven linking verbs
Mostly uses strong verbs throughout the essay
Correct MLA formatting in all ways.
Excellent

Free of spelling mistakes
Free of punctuation/capitalization mistakes
Free of grammar mistakes
Three or fewer linking verbs
Uses strong verbs throughout the essay
Correct MLA formatting in all ways
Organization

Poor

Three or more of these were out of place
Fair

Two of these were out of place
Good

One of these was out of place
Excellent

A-answer was first
C-citing of evidence followed
E-explanation of evidence followed
R-restatement of answer last
Persuasiveness

Poor

The writer used little persuasive language and the essay was not persuasive or logical. The argument was difficult to understand.
Two or more logical fallacies were used.
Fair

The writer used some persuasive language and the essay was less persuasive and less logical. The argument was difficult to understand at times.
One logical fallacy was used.
Good

The writer used persuasive language through most of the essay and presented a persuasive, logical argument that was fairly easy to understand.
No logical fallacies were used.
Excellent

The writer used persuasive language throughout the essay and presented a persuasive, logical argument that was easy to understand.
No logical fallacies were used




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