Scoring Rubric – Persuasive Essay Name: _______________________________ Domains
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1.5
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2.5
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3.5
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4.5
5
Ideas – Controlling idea, focus, details, depth Organization – intro, body, conclusion, sequencing, paragraph ideas, transitions Style – word choice, audience awareness, voice, sent. variety, genre strategies Conventions – clarity, punctuation, sent. complexity, sub.-verb agreement, spelling, paragraph breaks, capitalization Ideas is 40% of total score. Organization, style and conventions are 20% each of total score.
Scoring Rubric – Persuasive Essay Name: _______________________________ Domains
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
Ideas – Controlling idea, focus, details, depth Organization – intro, body, conclusion, sequencing, paragraph ideas, transitions Style – word choice, audience awareness, voice, sent. variety, genre strategies Conventions – clarity, punctuation, sent. complexity, sub.-verb agreement, spelling, paragraph breaks, capitalization Ideas is 40% of total score. Organization, style and conventions are 20% each of total score.
5