Persuasive Essay : Persuasive Editorial

Teacher Name: Connor Sanderlin

Student Name:

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CATEGORY
Focus or Thesis
Statement

Attention Grabber

Audience

Sources

Ethos/Pathos/Logos

4 - Above Standards
The thesis statement
names the topic of the
essay and outlines the
main points to be
discussed. Has a
The introductory
paragraph has a
strong hook or
attention grabber that
is appropriate for the
Demonstrates a clear
understanding of the
potential reader and
uses appropriate
vocabulary and
All sources used for
quotes, statistics and
facts are credible and
cited correctly. Used 2
or more sources
Uses all three of these
elements in the
editorial.

Date Created: Apr 02, 2015 06:06 pm (CDT)

3 - Meets Standards
The thesis statement
names the topic of the
essay. Contains a
weak argument.
The introductory
paragraph has a hook
or attention grabber,
but it is weak,
rambling or
Demonstrates a
general understanding
of the potential
reader and uses
vocabulary and
All sources used for
quotes, statistics and
facts are credible and
most are cited
correctly. Used 2 or
Uses only two of
these elements in the
editorial.

2Approaching Standar
ds
The thesis statement
outlines some or all of
the main points to be
discussed but does
not name the topic.
The author has an
interesting
introductory
paragraph but the
connection to the
Demonstrates some
understanding of the
potential reader and
uses arguments
appropriate for that
Most sources used for
quotes, statistics and
facts are credible and
cited correctly. Only
used one source
Only uses one of
these elements in the
editorial.

1 - Below Standards Score

The thesis statement
does not name the
topic AND does not
preview what will be
discussed. Contain no
The introductory
paragraph is not
interesting AND is not
relevant to the topic.
It is not clear who the
author is writing for.

Many sources are

suspect (not credible)
AND/OR are not cited
correctly. No sources
cited or they are
Lacks any use of these
elements in the
editorial