CHAPTER CHAPTER 5 TEACHER’S SCORING RUBRIC

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POINT VALUES0 = not evident1 = minimal evidence of mastery2 = evidence of development toward mastery3 = strong evidence of mastery4 = outstanding evidence of mastery

Persuasive WritingIdeas POINTS

a focus on one viewpoint about a specific topican attempt to convince the reader to share a viewpointreasons supported by logical evidence

Organizationan introduction with a stated point of viewa body with reasons that support the stated point of viewa conclusion that summarizes the stated point of view

Voicea persuasive voice

Word Choiceopinion words such as should, ought, must, or believe

Sentence Fluencya variety of sentences, including those with compound subjects and compound predicates

Conventionscorrect grammar and usagecorrect spellingcorrect punctuation and capitalization

Presentationeasy to read, typed or neatly handwrittennecessary names, dates, addresses, or phone numbers

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