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Persuasive Essay Persuasive Essay Student persuasive essay that uses facts to back up their argument. TEK-ELA 4.19 Students will write persuasive texts to influence the attitudes or actions of a specific audience on specific issues. 4.19A Students will write persuasive essays for appropriate audiences that establish a position and use supporting details. Rubric Code: ZXWX465 By melissaoyer Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Communication Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

4th grade Persuasive Essay Rubric
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 5 pts	Good 10 pts
Organization	Poor The student does not follow the introduction-body-conclusion format.	Fair The student somewhat follows the introduction-body-conclusion format.	Good The student effectively follows the introduction-body-conclusion format.
Topic Support	Poor The student lists reasons but does not back up with facts or other support.	Fair 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 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 The student uses no outside sources.	Fair The student uses some (2 or less) outside sources. Citations are present but incorrect.	Good The student uses more than 3 outside sources. Citations are present and cited correctly.
Grammatics	Poor More than five spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors.	Fair Three to five spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or grammatical errors.	Good Zero to two spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammatical errors.
Word count	Poor Essay is less than 200 words.	Fair Essay is less than 400 words.	Good Essay is at least 500 words.
Argument	Poor The reader can not tell which position the writer has taken.	Fair The reader can somewhat tell which position the writer has taken, but it is unclear or confusing.	Good The reader can visibly tell which position the writer has taken. The author uses an effective way to present the position.