Rubric for persuasive writing assignment

Here is the rubric created with the grade 6's

Persuasion– assessment

	4 - excellent	3 - good	2 - basic	1 – not meeting
Content	Key arguments are thought through and effective Three detailed explanations or reasons given Strong language used to help convince your audience Clearly communicated with evidence of editing.	Key arguments have supporting details Three key arguments are presented are mostly explained Language used is convincing Mostly edited	Arguments are presented with some support Three key arguments are explained simply Language is somewhat convincing Some evidence of editing	Arguments are stated with little to no support Fewer than three arguments are explained Language is simple or confusing No evidence of editing
Organization	Logical order and flow to your arguments with a clear introduction and conclusion Structured into categories and paragraphs (Introduce topic, 3 arguments, conclusion) Transition words used throughout	Arguments are presented in a clear order Ideas are mostly categorized by reason Linking words are mostly used throughout	Argument are presented with some order Ideas are somewhat in logical categories Some linking words are used	No order to arguments and support Ideas are random No clear introduction and conclusion