Understanding The team clearly The team clearly The team seemed to The team did not of Topic understood the understood the understand the show an in-depth and in-depth and main points of the adequate presented their presented their topic and presented understanding of information information with those with ease. the topic. forcefully and ease. convincingly. Attention The introductory The introductory The author has an The introductory Grabber paragraph has a paragraph has a hook interesting paragraph is not strong hook or or attention grabber, introductory interesting AND attention grabber but it is weak, paragraph but the is not relevant to that is appropriate rambling or connection to the the topic. for the audience. This inappropriate for the is not clear. be a strong audience. statement, a relevant quotation, statistic, or question addressed to the reader. Persuasive Essay Rubric: 2 - 4 - 3 Approaching 1 - – CATEGORY Above Standards Standards Standards Focus or The thesis statement The thesis statement The thesis The thesis Thesis names the topic of the the topic of the statement outlines statement does Statement essay and outlines the essay. some or all of the not name the main points to be main points to be topic AND does discussed. discussed but does not preview what not name the topic. will be discussed.
Understanding of Topic The team clearly understood the in-depth and presented their information forcefully and convincingly. The team clearly understood the in-depth and presented their information with ease. The team seemed to understand the main points of the topic and presented those with ease. The team did not show an adequate understanding of the topic. Attention Grabber The introductory paragraph has a strong hook or attention grabber that is appropriate for the audience. This be a strong statement, a relevant quotation, statistic, or question addressed to the reader. The introductory paragraph has a hook or attention grabber, but it is weak, rambling or inappropriate for the audience. The author has an interesting introductory paragraph but the connection to the is not clear. The introductory paragraph is not interesting AND is not relevant to the topic. Persuasive Essay Rubric: CATEGORY 4 - Above Standards 3 – Standards 2 - Approaching Standards 1 - Focus or Thesis Statement The thesis statement names the topic of the essay and outlines the main points to be discussed. The thesis statement the topic of the essay. The thesis statement outlines some or all of the main points to be discussed but does not name the topic. The thesis statement does not name the topic AND does not preview what will be discussed.
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