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Candidate Brochure

Persuasive Politics

Brochure trying to persuade readers to vote for the candidate the student wants to be president

Rubric Code: Z8623A

By jcnlmorris

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Subject: English

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Presidential Brochure
	Exemplary 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Issue(s) (50 points)	Exemplary The brochure has addressed one or two issues IN-DEPTH. All of the information presented is logical and convincing. All arguments are in proper paragraph structure and are 5+ sentences long.	Good The brochure has addressed one or two issues with substantial, but not complete, information. Most of the info is logical and convincing. Most of the arguments are in proper paragraph structure and are 5+ sentences long,	Fair The brochure has addressed one or two issues logically, but not substantially. Due to lack of in-depth treatment, brochure is not very convincing. Few of the the arguments are in paragraph form and most are shorter than 5 sentences.	Poor Although an attempt was made, the brochure has not presented issues in a convincing or organized manner. None of the arguments are in paragraph form.
Visuals (20 points)	Exemplary There is a pertinent visual for each of the sections of the brochure, including the front and back cover. Clear, consistent attention to detail of choices is evident.	Good There is a pertinent visual for most of the sections of the brochures. Some attention to detail of choices is evident.	Fair There is a pertinent visual of the candidate, but there is little evidence of understanding the connection between the issues and the visual impact.	Poor 1 or 2 visuals that appear to be haphazard in choice and placement.
Appearance (20 points)	Exemplary The brochure is colorful, has attractive visuals, and the font is the same throughout the brochure.	Good The brochure is mostly colorful, has strong visuals, and the font is the same throughout most of the brochure.	Fair The brochure is not very colorful, the visuals are not very attractive , and the font is rarely the same throughout the brochure.	Poor The brochure is not colorful at all, does not have attractive visuals, and the font is the not the same at all throughout the brochure.
Mechanics (10 points)	Exemplary There are no spelling or grammatical errors. Each subheading is capitalized correctly	Good There are 1 or 2 spelling or grammatical errors. Each subheading is capitalized correctly	Fair There are 3 spelling or grammatical errors. Not all subheadings are capitalized correctly	Poor There are 4 or more spelling or grammatical errors. Few of the subheadings are capitalized correctly