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    Persuasive Essay


    Teacher Name: Dr. White


    Student Name:     ________________________________________

CATEGORY
4 - Excellent
3 - Good
2 - Fair
1 - Try Again
0 Points
Opening
The opening has a strong hook or attention-grabber written with artistic flair. This could be a strong statement, a relevant quotation, statistic, or question addressed to the reader.
The opening has a good hook or attention-grabber.
The author has an interesting opening.
The opening is bland or uninteresting.
The opening is difficult to understand or fails to connect to the topic.
Focus or Thesis Statement
The thesis statement is clear and well stated.
The thesis statement is clear.
The thesis statement is adequately stated.
The thesis statement is poorly stated.
No thesis statement is present.
Support for Position
Includes 3 or more pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement.
Includes 2 or more pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement.
Includes 1 piece of direct evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that supports the position statement.
Includes 1 piece of evidence (examples, real-life experiences) that supports the position statement.
Includes no pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences).
Grammar & Spelling
Author makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
Author makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
Author makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
Author makes 5 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
Author makes 6 or more serious grammatical errors that seriously impede the fluency of the essay.


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