PERSUASIVE ESSAY RUBRIC
Criteria
Quality
4
3
2
1
I make a
I make a
I make a
claim and
claim but
claim but it
Make a
I do not
explain why don't explain is buried,
make
a claim.
claim
it is
why it is
confused, or
controversial. controversial. unclear.
I give 1 or 2
I give
reasons
I give clear reasons in
which don't I do not give
Give reasons and accurate support of
support the convincing
the claim, but claim well, reasons in
in support of reasons in
support of
overlook
and/or
support of the
the claim
the claim.
important
irrelevant or claim.
reasons.
confusing
reasons.
I discuss
I thoroughly reasons
I
discuss
against
acknowledge
reasons
claim, but
Consider
that there are I do not give
against the leave out
reasons
reasons
reasons
claim and
important
against the against the
against the
explain why reasons
claim but
claim.
claim
the claim is and/or don't
don't explain
valid
explain why
them.
anyway.
the claim still
stands.
My writing is
well
My writing
organized,
My writing is usually
has a
has a clear
organized
compelling beginning, but
opening,
middle and sometimes
My writing
Organization strong
end. I
gets off
is aimless and
informative generally use topic. Has disorganized.
body and
appropriate several
satisfying
paragraph
errors in
conclusion. format.
paragraph
Has
format.
appropriate
paragraph
format.
The words I
use are
I use mostly
striking but
Word choice
routine
natural,
words.
varied and
vivid.
Sentence
Fluency
My words
are dull,
uninspired
or they
sound like I
am trying
too hard to
impress.
My
My sentences
sentences
I wrote wellare clear,
are often flat
constructed
complete and
or awkward.
but routine
of different
Some runsentences.
lengths.
ons and
fragments.
I use firstperson form,
and I use
correct
Conventions sentence
structure,
grammar,
punctuation
and spelling.
My spelling
is correct on
common
words. some
erros in
grammar and
punctuation.
I need to
revise it
again.
I use the
same words
over and over
and over....
Some words
may be
confusing.
Many runons,
fragments
and awkward
phrasings
make my
essay hard to
read.
Frequent
Many errors
errors are
in grammar,
distracting to
capitalization,
the reader
spelling and
but do not
punctuation
interfere
make my
with the
paper hard to
meaning of
read.
my paper.