Persuasive Essay- Group 1
Topic: Asylum seekers are better off staying in their home country than risking their families’ lives on unsafe
boats. Discuss
Task : Write a 500 word essay on the above topic.
Structure
Introduction : - refer to topic – you may agree with the statement or disagree.
Mention the 3 main reasons for your argument (topic sentences)
Main Body
1.
Topic sentence
Elaborating sentence – evidence
Transitional sentence
2
Topic sentence
Elaborating sentence – evidence
Transitional sentence
2
Topic sentence
Elaborating sentence – evidence
Transitional sentence
Conclusion
Knowledge and
Understanding
Structure
Paragraphs
Persuasive
Language
Use of Evidence
Editing and
Improving
Sum up – refer to the 3 topic sentences
4
Clear evidence of
detailed
knowledge and
understanding of
the series Go
Back to Where
You Came From
Effective
introduction
referring to the
topic and
mentioning the 3
topic sentences
Effective use of
topic, elaborating
and transitional
sentences
Effective use of at
least 4 examples
of persuasive
words and
phrases
Effective use of
evidence to
support each topic
sentence
3
Good evidence of
knowledge and
understanding of
the series Go
Back to Where
You Came From
1
Limited evidence
of knowledge and
understanding of
the series Go
Back to Where
You Came From
0
No evidence
Clear introduction
referring to the
topic and
mentioning the 3
topic sentences
2
Satisfactory
evidence of
knowledge and
understanding of
the series Go
Back to Where
You Came From
introduction
referring to the
topic and some
mention of the
topic sentences
introduction does
not refer to topic
or does not
mention any of the
main arguments
No evidence
Clear evidence of
topic, elaborating
and transitional
sentences
Use of at least 4
examples of
persuasive words
and phrases
Some evidence of
topic, elaborating
and transitional
sentences
Use of 3
examples of
persuasive words
and phrases
Limited use of
topic, elaborating
and transitional
sentences
Minimal use of
persuasive words
and phrases
No evidence
Use of evidence
to support each
topic sentence
Some use of
evidence to
support topic
Minimal use of
evidence
No evidence
A polished piece
of persuasive
writing
demonstrating
clear evidence
of editing and
improvement
Evidence of
editing and
improvement
Some evidence
of editing
Minimal
evidence of
editing
No evidence
No evidence