iRubric: Persuasive Essay-Grade 7 rubric

- Content is incomplete and lacks persuasive support.
- Major points are not clear or persuasive.
-Content and purpose of the writing are unclear.
-Little awareness of audience
0 - 20.5

- Content is somewhat complete and shows evidence of persuasive support.
- Major points are clear, but not well supported.
-Content and purpose of the writing are somewhat clear.
Some awareness of audience
21 - 24

- Content is fairly complete and shows evidence of persuasive support.
- Major points are clear, and well supported.
-Content and purpose of the writing are fairly clear.
Good awareness of audience
24.5 - 27.5

- Content is fully complete and shows extensive evidence of persuasive support.
- Major points are clear, persuasive, and clearly supported.
- Content and purpose of the writing are very clear.
Heightened awareness of audience
28 - 35

- Paper contains numerous grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors.
- Writer uses informal language or conversational tone.
0 - 10.5

- Paper contains some grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors.
- Writer uses some formal language and avoids conversational tone.
11 - 12.5

- Paper contains few grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors.
- Writer uses mostly formal language and avoids conversational tone.
13 - 15.5

- Paper contains minor grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors.
- Writer uses formal language and avoids conversational tone.
16 - 20