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RUBRIC FOR PERSUASIVE ESSAY

CRITERIA 4 3 2 1 0
Position Position is N/A Position is not N/A Position is not
Statement clearly stated clearly stated clearly stated
but is and is not
otherwise understood
understood
Supporting Five (5) or Three (3) or One (1) or two One (1) or two No supporting
Evidence more four (4) (2) supporting (2) supporting reasons are
supporting supporting reasons are reasons are given
reasons are reasons are given AND at given, but
given AND at given AND at least one (1) opposing
least one (1) least one (1) opposing reasons are
opposing opposing reason is not addressed
reason is reason is addressed
addressed addressed
Appropriate More than 1 ½ Between 1 Between ½ One-half (1/2) Less than ½
Length pages in page and 1 ½ and 1 page in page in length page in length
length pages in length
length
Appropriate # Four (4) or Three (3) Two (2) One (1) N/A
Paragraphs more paragraphs paragraphs paragraph
paragraphs
Proper Spelling Only one (1) or Fewer than A few spelling Multiple Multiple
two (2) five (5) errors, none of spelling errors spelling errors
spelling errors, spelling errors, which that do not making the
none of which none of which interfere with interfere with writing
interfere with interfere with understanding understanding; difficult to
understanding understanding only one (1) or understand
two (2)
spelling errors
that may make
understanding
difficult

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Proper Only one (1) or Fewer than A few Multiple Multiple

Punctuation two (2) five (5) punctuation punctuation punctuation
punctuation punctuation errors, none of errors that do errors making
errors, none of errors, none of which not interfere the writing
which which interfere with with difficult to
interfere with interfere with understanding understanding; understand
understanding understanding no more than
two (2)
punctuation
errors that
may make
understanding
difficult
Proper Grammar Only one (1) or Fewer than A few Multiple Multiple
two (2) five (5) grammar grammar grammar
grammar grammar errors, none of errors that do errors making
errors, none of errors, none of which not interfere the writing
which which interfere with with difficult to
interfere with interfere with understanding understanding; understand
understanding understanding only one (1) or
two (2)
grammar
errors that
may make
understanding
difficult
Proper No One (1) or two Three (3) or Five (5) or six Seven (7) or
Capitalization capitalization (2) four (4) (6) more
errors capitalization capitalization capitalization capitalization
errors errors errors errors