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Persuasive Writing Persuasive Writing Persuade someone to give up drugs, alcohol or smoking. You will write 3 paragraphs on convincing someone to quit an addiction. Include facts about the dangers of drug/alcohol abuse and smoking cigarettes. Use the writing process and include an introduction and conclusion. Rubric Code: J22XXCW By VanYD23 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Persuasive Writing
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 5 pts	Good 8 pts	Excellent 10 pts
Introduction and topic sentence	Poor Has no topic sentence. States no position. Shows no focus.	Fair Has a topic sentence, but does not state issue. Position not clearly stated. Lack of focus.	Good Has a topic sentence that states the issue. Position stated. Good focus.	Excellent Has an effective topic sentence that clearly states the issue. Position clearly stated. Excellent focus.
Supporting Reasons	Poor No reasons are given to support position.	Fair One reason given to support position.	Good Two reasons given to support position.	Excellent Three reasons given to support position.
Grammar/Punctuation	Poor Several grammar or punctuation errors are present.	Fair Many grammar or punctuation errors are present.	Good Few grammar or punctuation errors are present.	Excellent Very few grammar or punctuation errors are present.
Conclusion	Poor Has no conclusion.	Fair A conclusion sentence is present, but does not re-state position.	Good A conclusion sentence is present and position is re-stated.	Excellent conclusion sentence is present, position is clearly re-stated, and feelings are emphasized in an interesting manner.