4

★     Strong mastery of persuasive writing;

★     Clearly stated position, with at least two strong reasons offered in support; reasons further supported by details that are clearly articulated and appropriate for the given context;

★     Follows a clear, logical progression;

★     Employs appropriate transitions to direct the reader through;

★     Effectively uses persuasive language to make one’s point across;

★     Anticipates opposing arguments, concerns, and questions, and addresses them with points that are relevant and convincing;

★     All aspects of the prompt are addressed.

3

❏    Reasonable mastery of persuasive writing;

❏    Clearly stated position, reasons offered in support; somewhat elaborated;

❏    Overall argument is appropriate and convincing;

❏    Ues effective vocabulary and sentence structure, and employs persuasive language to communicate a position;

❏    Anticipates opposing arguments and addresses them;

❏    Reads as a complete piece of writing.

2

➔    Weak mastery of persuasive language;

➔    States a position, with some attempt to defend it, but contains at least one significant weakness;

➔    Has some kind of an organizational strategy, but there may be significant breaks in the logical progression, making the argument difficult to follow;

➔    Attempts have been made towards using persuasive language, but with little command of this technique;

➔    Anticipates opposing arguments, however fails to address them clearly or adequately;

➔    Some aspects of the prompt are missing.

1

• Lacks understanding of persuasive writing;
• Evident that the writer has read and tried to respond to the prompt, however, the response lacks focus and coherence;
• Little to no sense of organizational strategy or logical progression;
• Reasons offered may not satisfactorily support the argument; support for reasons is weak or non-existent;
• Persuasive strategies are poorly executed;
• Opposing arguments have been avoided or addressed in a confusing or ineffective way;
• Underdeveloped.

NS

The response is illegible, incoherent, off-topic, blank, or written in a language other than English.