Persuasive Essay: Duo
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[Attention __| The introductory The introductory [The author has an interesting |The introductory
Grabber _|paragraphhas astrong paragraph has a hook or [introductory paragraph but the [paragraph is not
hook or attention grabber Jattention grabber, but itis |connection to the topic is not clear. interesting AND is not
thatis appropriate for tne |weak, rambling oF relevant athe topic
audience, This could be a [inappropriate for the
strong statoment, a fausionce,
relevant quotation,
sitistic, or question
addressed to the reader
Focus or [te thesisstatament | me hesis Stalomont |The thesis satementoulinos |The thesis slalomaat
ITthesis, Jnamesthe topic ofthe namosthe topicotthe some arallofe main points to |coes notrama tre topic
essay and outines te essay. be discussed butdoos notname [AND does not previow
Statement Jrrain points to be the topic. what willbe discussed.
siscussed
Evidence and|Aloftie evidence and | Mostof he evidence and [Arleastone offhe pisces of | Evidence and examples
les. fexamplos.are spacitc, Joxamples are specite, evidence ans examplos is are NOT relevant
Exam! relevant and oxplanations|relevantand lovantand nas an explanation |ANDIOR are not
aro givon that show how Joxplanations are given |Ihatshows how thatpiece of explained.
Jeach pisce of evidence thatshow how each evidence supports the author's
supports te authors piece ofevidence position
postion. supports the authors
positon.
[Sequencing |Agumanisand suppor [Arguments and suppor |Atew ofthe suppor datalls or __ | Many ofthe support
fare provided in a logical are provided ina fairly [arguments are notin an expected details or arguments are
lorder that makes it easy logical order that makes Jor logical order, distracting the notin an expected or
fand interesting to folow |itreasonably easy'o reader and making the essay logical arder,distiacting
he author’ train of follow the author's tain of] seem a litie confusing the reader and making
thought. thought. tho essay seem vary
confusing,
[Avariely oftroughiful [Transitions show how [Some transitions work well, but |The transitions between’
lransitions are used, They ideas are connected, but [some connections between ideas ideas are unclear OR
clearly snow now ideas |there is litte variety | [are fuzzy. nonexistent.
fare connected
(Closing Fike conclusion Issvong |The conclusion is The authors position is restated | There isn conclusion
paragraph [andieavesthe reader recognizable. The within the closing paragraph, but |ihe paper just ends.
solidly understanding the fauthor’ positon isnot near te beginning,
lwiters position. Effective [restated within the frst
restatomontof tho wo sontonces of the
postion slatement begins |ciosing paragraph.
the closing paragraph.
[Grammar & [Author makes no erro in [Author makes 12 errors [Author makes 3-4 errors ia [Author makes more than
Spelling |gr@mmararspaling wnat [in grammarorspeliing [grammar or spaling that distract _|4 errors in grammar or
aistractthe reader tom |inataistractthe reader _|the reader fom the content. spelling that distract tho
tre content. rom the content reader from the content.
|Sentence _|Allsontonces are well [Most sentences are well- [Most sentences are well NMostsentences are not
Jconstucted with varied constructed and there is |consbucted, but there is no well-constructed or
Structure fruchre [some vared sentence variation is structure. varied
structure in the assay.
[Capitalization [Author makes no errorein [Author makos t-2 errors [Author makes afew orrorsin [Author makes sovoral
& capitalization or In capitalization or |capitalization andlor punctuation errors in capitalization
ion |punctuation, so the essay |punctuation, butthe _thatcatch the reader attention andlor punctuation that
Punctuation ji cxceptonally easy 10 Jessay is stil easy to read, and interupt the fow. featch ne reader's
read. attention and interrupt the