Persuasive Writing Project Rubric

(Based on CAS; 11th Grade; Reading, Writing, and Composition Standard

3.2)

Student Name
Skill Area

Argument

-Presents a clear and

Claims and
Evidence

-Introduces precise,
knowledgeable, and fair
claims.
-Supplies the most
relevant, interesting
evidence for support.
-Establishes significance
of claims

-Presents a clear, but

less concise thesis
statement.
-Conveys an accurate
and simple
understanding of
topic, audience and

-Presents a relatively
clear thesis
statement.
-Conveys a slightly
muddied
understanding of
topic, audience, and
-Introduces claims,

- Thesis statement is
unclear.
-Conveys little
understanding of
topic, audience, and
purpose of writing
task.
-Claims are unclear.
-Provides little
evidence.
-Does not
acknowledge
significance of claims

-No thesis statement

present.
-Does not convey
understanding of
topic, audience, and
purpose of writing
task.
- No claims present
-No evidence present

-Logic to sequence of
claims,
counterclaims,
reasons, and
evidence is limited
-Lack of clarity and
cohesion is

-No logic to sequence

of claims,
counterclaims,
reasons, and
evidence
-No clarity or
cohesion of

Organization

Conventions
of Persuasion

concise thesis
statement.
-Conveys an accurate
and in depth
understanding of
topic, audience, and

-Creates an organization that

logically sequences claims,
counterclaims, reasons, and
evidence.
-Creates cohesion, and clarify
the relationships between
claims and reasons, reasons
and evidence, and claims and
counterclaims
-Develops claims and
counterclaims fairly and
thoroughly
-Anticipates audiences
knowledge level, concerns,
values, and possible biases
-Provides concluding
statement that follows from
and supports the argument
presented.

-Introduces
knowledgeable claims
that could be more
precise.
-Provides interesting
evidence, but not
necessarily relevant
-Recognizes significance
of
claims. logic that
- Working

sequences claims,
counterclaims, reasons,
and evidence
-Clarity of relationships
is reached, but

cohesion is limited.
-Claims and counterclaims
are somewhat biased and
lack thoroughness.
-Anticipates audiences
knowledge level, concerns,
values, and possible biases
-Concluding statement is
working to follow and support
argument presented

neither knowledgeable
nor precise.
-Provides evidence, not
necessarily relevant or
interesting
-Nods to the
significance of claims,

-Logic of sequence of
claims,
counterclaims,
reasons, and
evidence is slightly
apparent.
-Clarity and cohesion

-Counterclaims are biased

and not thorough
-Nods to audiences
knowledge level, concerns,
values, and possible biases
but does not anticipate it.
-Concluding statement is
simply a restatement of the
thesis.

-Claims and counterclaims

are biased.
-Does not anticipate
audiences values of
possible biases, but does
anticipate knowledge level,
concerns, and values.
-Concluding statement is
irrelevant.

-Claims and counterclaims

are simply stated.
-Does not anticipate the
audience whatsoever.
-No concluding statement
present.

Writing
Conventions

Presentation

-Establishes and maintains

a formal style and objective
tone while attending to the
norms and conventions of
the discipline.
-Use words, phrases, and
clauses as well as varied
syntax to link major
sections of the work.

-Recited Closing
Argument in Class.
- Turned in text on
time

Additional comments:

-Strays from formal style

and objective tone once or
twice.
- Syntax not as varied
-Uses proper grammar

-Strays from formal style

and objective tone more
than twice.
-Limited variation of syntax
- Grammar and conventions
are slightly distracting from
the work.

-Recited Closing
Argument in class
-Did not turn in text
on time.

-Lack of formal style and

objective tone distract from
the work.
-No variation of syntax.
-Grammar and conventions
are distracting from the
work.

-No formal style or

objective tone present
within the paper.
-No variation of syntax
-Grammar and conventions
are distracting from the
work.

-Did not recite

Closing Argument in
class.
-Did not turn in text
on time.

Paper Score:
/ 20
Letter Grade : A

X4=
B

/ 100
D

Presentation Score:

X4=