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Persuasive Essay 
Persuasive Essay
Student persuasive essay that uses facts to back up their argument.
Rubric Code: YX98CC9
By Bird4773
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Poor (65%)

1 pts

Fair (75%)

3 pts

Good (85%)

5 pts

Excellent (95%)

10 pts

Organization

Poor (65%)

The student does not follow the introduction-body-conclusion format. Outline was not turned in.
Fair (75%)

The student somewhat follows the introduction-body-conclusion format. Outline is missing a lot of information.
Good (85%)

The student follows the introduction-body-conclusion format. Outline is missing information.
Excellent (95%)

The student effectively follows the introduction-body-conclusion format. Proper Outline was turned in.
Topic Support

Poor (65%)

The student lists reasons but does not back up with facts or other support.
Fair (75%)

The student uses some facts to support the argument, but they are not used the entire time. The facts are disputed and may not be accurate.
Good (85%)

The student bases all their arguments on facts that they have researched. The facts are reliable but are not used to back up the argument that the student has made.
Excellent (95%)

The student bases all their arguments on facts that they have researched. The facts are reliable and are used to back up the argument that the student has made.
Cited sources

Poor (65%)

The student uses no outside sources and/or no in-text citations, and no Works Cited page is present.
Fair (75%)

The student uses 1 outside source, but there are no in-text citations present. There is a Works Cited page.
Good (85%)

The student uses no outside sources. In-text citations are present and cited correctly. There is a Works Cited page.
Excellent (95%)

The student uses 1 or more outside sources and is on the Works Cited page. In-text citations are present and cited correctly.
Grammatics

Poor (65%)

9 or more spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors.
Fair (75%)

6- 8 spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors.
Good (85%)

3-5 spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammatical errors.
Excellent (95%)

0-2 spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammatical errors.
Argument

Poor (65%)

The reader cannot tell which position the writer has taken. The writer has no counter-argument.
Fair (75%)

The reader can somewhat tell which position the writer has taken, but it is unclear or confusing. Hard to tell what the counter-argument is.
Good (85%)

The reader can tell which position the writer has taken. The author uses an effective way to present the position. The writer has a counter-argument, but is confusing.
Excellent (95%)

The reader can visibly tell which position the writer has taken. The author uses an effective way to present the position. The writer has a counter-argument.



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  • English, Writing, Persuassive, Essay


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