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Persuasive Writing A brief three to five paragraph persuasive essay for Level 2/3 ESL high school, requiring at least one properly cited source. Rubric Code: XAXC7A By beowulf Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assessment Grade Levels: 9-12

Persuasive Essay
	Getting Started 20 pts	Developing 25 pts	Success! 33.4 pts
Three Appeals	Getting Started No evidence of the three appeals	Developing Evidence of at least one of the three appeals: ethos, logos, pathos	Success! Evidence of at least two of the three appeals: ethos, logos, pathos
Thesis Statement	Getting Started There is no thesis statement. The writer moves right to the argument.	Developing The thesis statement can be interpreted but is not clear.	Success! The thesis statement is clearly stated.
Call to act	Getting Started There is no call to action.	Developing The call to act is implied but not clear.	Success! There is a clear call to action at the end of the essay.
Sentence Complexity	Getting Started Writer only uses simple sentences.	Developing Writer uses at least two types of sentences correctly.	Success! Writer correctly uses a variety of sentence structures, including simple, compound, complex, and/or compound-complex.
Grammar & Spelling	Getting Started There are more than three errors in any of the categories listed to the right.	Developing There are no more than three misspelled words; no more than three punctuation errors; no more than three capitalization errors; no more than three subject-verb agreement errors	Success! There are no misspelled words; all sentences are correctly punctuated; all capital letters are appropriate; subject-verb agreement is correct
Citations	Getting Started There is no outside source referenced.	Developing There is at least one reference but it is incorrectly cited and/or incorrectly quoted/used.	Success! There is at least one reference and it is correctly cited according to MLA guidelines and quoted when appropriate.