Thesis Statement Opposition 1 2 3 Persuasive Essay Rubric Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Unsatisfactory (10 or 9 points) (8 or 7points) (6 points) (5 or less points) Content requirements Meets most of the Meets some of the Meets few of the • Meets all • • • of the assignment requirements requirements requirements assignment’s assignment’s assignment’s Has a clear thesis statement Has a thesis statement Has a basic thesis statement Thesis statement is weak or • • • • Uses persuasive reasons and Uses persuasive reasons and Uses basic persuasive missing • • • research to advance the thesis research to support the thesis reasons and/or research to Persuasive reasons and/or • Uses persuasive techniques The opposition has been support the thesis research is basic or missing • • effectively to support claim addressed and mostly refuted The opposition has been The opposition has not been • • The opposition has been The position is mostly addressed but not really refuted addressed or refuted • • addressed and refuted convincing The position is not quite The position is not • • The position is completely convincing but has potential convincing; it lacks support or • convincing logic
Thesis Statement Opposition 1 2 3 Persuasive Essay Rubric Advanced (10 or 9 points) Proficient (8 or 7points) Partially Proficient (6 points) Unsatisfactory (5 or less points) Content • Meets all requirements of the assignment • Has a clear thesis statement • Uses persuasive reasons and research to advance the thesis • Uses persuasive techniques effectively to support claim • The opposition has been addressed and refuted • The position is completely convincing • Meets most of the assignment’s requirements • Has a thesis statement • Uses persuasive reasons and research to support the thesis • The opposition has been addressed and mostly refuted • The position is mostly convincing • Meets some of the assignment’s requirements • Has a basic thesis statement • Uses basic persuasive reasons and/or research to support the thesis • The opposition has been addressed but not really refuted • The position is not quite convincing but has potential • Meets few of the assignment’s requirements • Thesis statement is weak or missing • Persuasive reasons and/or research is basic or missing • The opposition has not been addressed or refuted • The position is not convincing; it lacks support or logic
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