Persuasive Essay Rubric
Persuasive Essay Rubric
Persuasive Essay Rubric
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CATEGOR 4 - Above Stan 3 - Meets Stan 2 - Approaching Sta 1 - Below Stan Sco
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The position
A position statement is
Position The position
statement
provides
statement
provides
present, but does not
Statement
There is no position
statement.
a clear, strong
statement of the
author\'s position on
the topic.
Evidence
and
Examples
a clear statement
of the author\'s
position on the
topic.
Arguments and
support are
provided in a logical provided in a fairly
order that makes it logical order that
easy and interesting makes it
to follow the
reasonably easy to
author\'s train of
follow the author\'s
thought.
train of thought.
Evidence and
examples are NOT
relevant AND/OR
are not explained.
Most of the
evidence and
examples are
specific, relevant
and explanations
are given that show
how each piece of
evidence supports
the author\'s
position.
Capitaliza
tion &
Punctuati
on
Author makes
several errors in
capitalization
and/or punctuation
that catch the
reader\'s attention
and interrupt the
flow.
with varied
structure.
or spelling that
distract the reader
from the content.
Author makes no
errors in
capitalization or
punctuation, so the
essay is
exceptionally easy
to read.