Scoring Rubric : Writing to Persuade
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Self
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Teacher
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Development
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Writer identifies a clear position and fully supports or refutes that position with a detailed argument that incorporates relevant personal and/or factual information that is consistently purposeful. |
The writer identifies a clear position, and supports or refutes that position with an argument that incorporates relevant personal and/or factual information that is usually purposeful. |
The writer identifies a position that may lack clarity, and minimally supports or refutes that positions with an argument that incorporates personal and/or factual information that is sometimes purposeful. |
The writer identifies an ambiguous position with irrelevant personal and/or factual information to support that position; or, the writer fails to identify a position, either implicitly or explicitly; or the writer presents inadequate information to support a clear position. |
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Organization
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The writer establishes an organizational plan that is logical and consistently maintained. |
The writer establishes an organizational plan that is logical and maintained. The plan may have some minor flaws that do not affect the persuasiveness of the argument. |
The writer attempts to establish an organizational plan that is generally maintained. The plan includes some flaws that do affect the persuasiveness of the argument. |
The writer establishes a weak organizational plan that is minimally maintained. The lack of organization makes the argument non-persuasive. |
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Attention to Audience
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The writer clearly and effectively addresses the needs and characteristics of the audience. |
The writer clearly addresses the needs and characteristics of the audience. |
The writer attempts to address the needs and characteristics of the audience. |
The writer does not address the needs of the audience. |
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Language
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The writer consistently uses language choices to enhance the text. |
The writer frequently uses language choices to enhance the text. |
The writer sometimes uses language choices to enhance the text. |
The writer seldom, if ever, uses language choices to enhance the text. |
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Total Score |
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