Persuasive Writing Rubric

Permian Sea Industry

 

Assignment:  Using the IBC format (Introduction, Body, and Conclusion), write a 1-2 page persuasive paper that summarizes your opinion and that includes the information outlined for each scientific role

 

 

14 pts

16 pts

18 pts

20 pts

Total

View Point

(max 20 pts)

 

The writer's view was stated somewhere in the  essay

The writer's view was vaguely stated at the beginning of the essay

 

The writer's view was stated at the beginning of the essay

The writer's view was clearly stated at the beginning of the essay

 

Supporting

Evidence

(max 20 pts

The writer offered no reasons or evidence to support this opinion

The writer offered little reasons or evidence to support this opinion

 

The writer offered reasons or evidence to support this opinion

The writer offered strong reasons or evidence to support this opinion

 

Convincing

Evidence

(max 20 pts)

 

The writer offered no reasons evidence to persuade the audience

The writer offered little reasons or evidence to persuade the audience

 

The writer offered reasons or evidence to persuade the audience

The writer offered strong reasons or evidence to persuade the audience

 

Continuity

(max 20 pts)

 

The writer did not stick to the topic throughout the essay

The writer stuck to the topic sometimes in the essay

 

The writer stuck to the topic throughout part of the essay

The writer stuck to the topic throughout the whole essay

 

Mechanics

(max 20 pts)

Includes more than 5 grammatical errors, misspellings, punctuation errors, etc

Includes 3-4 grammatical errors, misspellings, punctuation errors, etc

Includes 2-3 grammatical errors, misspellings, punctuation errors, etc.

Grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization are correct. No errors in the text

 

 

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