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Unit 3: Persuasive Essay Rubric
Unit 3: Persuasive Essay Rubric
Unit3:PersuasiveEssayRubric
Task:The2016presidentialcandidateshavebothsimilaranddifferentpositionsonissues.Afterresearchingtheissueof__________________,
writeapersuasiveessaythat
explainsthebackgroundoftheissueandyourpositionontheissue
explainsthecounterargumentoftheissue(theothersideoftheissue)
discussesarebuttal(provehowyoursideistherightside)
includesatleast2ofthetechniquesofpersuasiondiscussedduringtheunit
incorporatesatleast3piecesoftextualevidencetosupportyourthesisstatementorclaim
includesaccurategrammar,spelling,andpunctuation.
Argue
LearningTarget
NotYet
MeetsStandards
ExceedsStandards
Formulate
argumentsto
supportclaims
withclear
reasons,sound
logic,and
relevant
evidence
____Studentisabletoproduceabasic
argument.Shedevelopshertopicwithfacts,
details,quotations,orotherspecificinformation
fromherresearch,buttheevidencechosencould
bestronger.
____Thereisanattemptatappropriatelanguage
whenintroducingtheoppositionspossible
counterargument.Thesameisdoneforthe
rebuttal.Thereisalackoflogical
developmentoftherebuttal,andthewriter
maynotcompletelyoraccuratelyexplain
whytheoppositionscounterargumentis
flawed.
___Studentproducesanexceptionallystrong
argumentbyusingthemosteffectiveandrelevant
facts,details,andquotations.
___Respectfulandclearlanguageisusedwhen
introducingtheoppositionspossiblecounter
argument.Thesameisdonefortherebuttal.
Thereisaclearandlogicaldevelopmentofthe
rebuttalwhichexplainswhytheoppositions
counterargumentisflawed.
Waystoimprovethisoutcome:
____usestrongerevidence,_____makesurethereaderunderstandsyourpositionclearly,_____includeacounterargumentthat
explainstheothersidesposition,_____writeastrongerrebuttalthatdiscusseswhiletheotherpositioniswrong_____other
Communicate
LearningTarget
NotYet
MeetsStandards
ExceedsStandards
Produceswriting
inastyle
appropriateto
thetask,purpose
andaudience
___Thesisstatement(claim)isformed
byrewordingtheprompt.
___Introductioncontainsathesisand
topicsentences.Readershaveaclear
ideaofthestudentsargument.
____Studentexhibitsclear
organizationthroughouttheirbody
paragraphs.Eachparagraphhasan
appropriatetopicsentenceand
supportingdetails.
___Conclusionofessayclearly
summarizesherthesisandthekey
pointsinherargument.
___Thesisstatement(claim)isstrongandinthestudents
ownwords.
___Studentsintroductionisextremelyengaging,containsa
thesis,andoutlinesherargumentsclearly.
___Studentexhibitsclearorganizationthroughouttheentire
essay.
___Conclusionofessayisextremelyengaging.Student
doesnotsimplyrestatethesisandtopicsentences,but
summarizesherargumentinacreativeandpersuasiveway.
Waystoimprovethisoutcome:
____allparagraphshaveacleartopicsentence,____youhaveallcomponentsofapersuasiveessay,____conclusionusesdifferent
languagethantheintroduction_____other:
Plan
LearningTarget
NotYet
MeetsStandards
ExceedsStandards
Developsand
clarifiesgoals
andmakesplans
forhowto
achievethem
____Completesallelementsofassignmentontime.
____Observedworksessionsandplanningmaterials
demonstrateanattempttoengageallelementsofthe
assignmentprocess.
____Thoroughlycompletesallelementsofassignmentontime.
____Observedworksessionsandplanningmaterialsdemonstrate
athoroughattempttoengageallelementsoftheassignment
process.
Waystoimprovethisoutcome:___
__includeplanningdocuments(graphicorganizers,draft),_____completeallbenchmarksontime,____beontaskforallclassperiods,
_____handinassignmentontime,_____other: