Type your 4 paragraph persuasive essay in the box below.

Please refer to the following paragraph outline to ensure you include each component.

Essay Outline:
Paragraph 1: Introduction Paragraph 3: Body paragraph
❏ Hook/ attention grabber ❏ Opposing argument
❏ Introduce the issue ❏ Your rebuttal
❏ (Optional: another counterclaim and
❏ State your claim
rebuttal)
❏ (Optional- List your reasons)

Paragraph 2: Body paragraph Paragraph 4: Conclusion

❏ Reason 1 & Evidence 1 ❏ Restate your claim
❏ Reason 2 & Evidence 2 ❏ Make final arguments by restating
your reasons
❏ (Optional: Reason 3 & Evidence 3)
❏ Clincher

Essay: (type in the box below!)

Edit & Revise (You will have class time for this step.)
Do I address all parts of the prompt?

Do I develop the claim using clear and convincing reasoning?

Do I use relevant evidence from the article?

Is my response appropriate to the task, purpose and audience?

Do I include a strong introduction and conclusion?

Does my response follow a logical order?

Do I use enough transitions to link my ideas?

Is my writing free of grammar, mechanics, and spelling errors?

Reflect (Use the rubric below to do a self-assessment of your writing.)

 Advanced
Focus -Insightfully addresses all
aspects of the prompt,
-Introduces precise claim
in a sophisticated thesis
statement
10
Evidence -Provides substantial
evidence to support claim,
-Effectively integrates
evidence,
-Shows insightful
understanding of topic,
-Uses persuasive and valid
reasoning to connect
evidence with claim
10
Organization -Skillfully orients reader
to topic in introduction,
-Thoroughly develops
claim with body
paragraph,
-Provides a meaningful
and reflective conclusion
which draws from and
supports claim,
-Creates cohesion through
skillful use of transition
words and phrases,
-Includes purposeful and
logical progression of
ideas from beginning to
end
10
Language -Uses purposeful and
varied sentence structure,
-Contains minimal to no
errors in conventions
(grammar, punctuation,
spelling, capitalization),
-Strategically uses
academic and domain-
specific vocabulary
10
TOTAL SCORE (24-40)
Proficient
-Competently addresses
all aspects of the prompt,
-Introduces reasonable
claim in a clear thesis
statement
9
-Provides sufficient
evidence to support claim,
-Competently integrates
evidence,
-Shows competent
understanding of topic,
-Uses valid reasoning to
connect evidence with
claim
9 claim
-Orients reader to topic in
introduction,
-Develops claim with
body paragraph,
-Provides conclusion that
follows from and supports
claim,
-Creates cohesion through
transition words and
phrases,
-Includes logical
progression of ideas from
beginning to end
9 8
-Uses correct and varied
sentence structure,
-Contains few errors in
conventions,
-Competently uses
academic and domain-
specific vocabulary
9 specific vocabulary
Basic
-Addresses all aspects of
the prompt,
-Introduces claim in a
thesis statement
8 6
-Provides limited and/or
superficial evidence to
support claim,
-Ineffectively integrates
evidence,
-Shows competent
understanding of topic,
-Uses valid reasoning to
connect evidence with
8 6
-Partially orients reader to
topic in introduction,
-Superficially develops
claim with body
paragraph,
-Provides conclusion that
partially supports claim,
-Creates cohesion through
basic transition words and
phrases,
-Includes progression of
ideas from beginning to
end
-Uses mostly correct and
varied sentence structure,
-Contains some errors in
conventions which may
cause confusion,
-Superficially uses
academic and domain-
8 specific vocabulary
Below Basic MY SCORE
-Partially addresses
aspects of the prompt,
-Introduces flawed claim,
or thesis statement is weak
-Provides minimal and/or
irrelevant evidence to
support claim,
-Incorrectly integrates
evidence,
-Shows limited or flawed
understanding of topic,
-Uses limited or simplistic
reasoning to connect
evidence with claim
-Inadequately orients
reader to topic in
introduction,
-Inadequately develops
claim in body paragraph,
-Provides an inadequate
conclusion
-Uses limited and/or
inappropriate transition
words and phrases,
-Includes uneven
progression of ideas from
beginning to end
6
-Uses limited and/or
repetitive sentence
structure,
-Contains numerous errors
in conventions which may
cause confusion,
-Inadequately uses
academic and domain-
6