Persuasive Writing Rubric – 9th
Grade English
Hilliard Davidson High School English Department
appropriate organization
- rhetorical completeness: introduction, body,
conclusion
- clear thesis, typically placed at end of the
introduction
- may have restated
thesis, typically placed beginning of conclusion
- overall focus, unity, and coherence using
effective transitions and transitional techniques
effective support of
position
- is supported with an effective mix of logos,
ethos, and pathos
- is well-developed using an appropriate variety
of support types: facts/statistics, examples, anecdotes, authoritative
opinions, observations, cause & effect, analogies, deductive/inductive
logic
- excludes irrelevant information
- uses persuasive language effectively but not
unfairly; avoids uncontrolled errors of logic and language
- fairly and effectively accounts for the
opposition to the writer’s position
- uses an effective variety of reputable and
reliable sources
- is properly documented and formatted in MLA form
MUGS
- proper academic voice – avoids first person
- sentence style
- diction
- mechanics
- usage
- grammar
- spelling