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Persuasive Essay : Who Started the Cold War

Teacher Name: garcia

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 - Above Standards 3 - Meets Standards 2 - Approaching Standards 1 - Below Standards Score
Position The position statement The position statement A position statement is present, There is no position
Statement provides a clear, strong provides a clear but does not make the author's statement.
statement of the author's statement of the author's position clear.
position on the topic. position on the topic.

Focus or The thesis statement The thesis statement The thesis statement outlines The thesis statement
Thesis names the topic of the names the topic of the some or all of the main points to be does not name the topic
essay and outlines the essay. discussed but does not name the AND does not preview
Statement main points to be topic. what will be discussed.
discussed.

Support for Includes 3 or more pieces Includes 3 or more pieces Includes 2 pieces of evidence Includes 1 or fewer pieces
Position of evidence (facts, of evidence (facts, (facts, statistics, examples, real-life of evidence (facts,
statistics, examples, real- statistics, examples, real- experiences) that support the statistics, examples, real-
life experiences) that life experiences) that position statement. life experiences).
support the position support the position
statement. The writer statement.
anticipates the reader's
concerns, biases or
arguments and has
provided at least 1
counter-argument.
Accuracy All supportive facts and Almost all supportive Most supportive facts and statistics Most supportive facts and
statistics are reported facts and statistics are are reported accurately. statistics were
accurately. reported accurately. inaccurately reported.

Grammar & Author makes no errors in Author makes 1-2 errors Author makes 3-4 errors in Author makes more than
Spelling grammar or spelling that in grammar or spelling grammar or spelling that distract 4 errors in grammar or
distract the reader from that distract the reader the reader from the content. spelling that distract the
the content. from the content. reader from the content.

Sources All sources used for All sources used for Most sources used for quotes, Many sources are suspect
quotes, statistics and facts quotes, statistics and statistics and facts are credible (not credible) AND/OR
are credible and cited facts are credible and and cited correctly. are not cited correctly.
correctly. most are cited correctly.

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