Name: __________________________________________________________ Date: _____________

Level: ___________ Parallel: __________ Teacher: __________________ Grade: ____________

Instructions
Choose either TOPIC A or TOPIC B and write a 5-paragraph essay on the writing sheet provided.
TOPIC A
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The Social Networks have destroyed communication
among friends and family. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
TOPIC B
Some people prefer to live in a small town. Others prefer to live in a big city. Which place would you prefer to
live in? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer
ESSAY/COMPOSITION
The small towns are healthy for you in different aspects and a great place to live. These aspects
make your life better than the people who lives in big cities, one of the problematics in a small town
are the poor technology because the last tools and services are designed for big cities in our country
Ecuador.

If you live in a small town u can have a healthy view of your life in comparation of the other people
because most of these towns the security are good, doesn’t have pollution in the air and you your
food are more organic.

In the big city one of the most popular problems in a society is the frequency of robberies, murders
and high crime, most of the people who live in these cities have been victims of some of these
crimes sanctioned by society in some cases the police help to stop the unsafety but the problem is
the biggest territory who this authority needs to check around the big cities.

The pollution is so easy to watch in all the most biggest cities and is a cause of all the vehicles now
in this century the pollution is part of the view, this doesn’t happened in small cities there you can
still breathe fresh air and we can have better health because pollution affects the respiratory
system, it is one of the advantages of a small town that’s is good if you have kids because they can
grow safe

Food is another of the advantages of living in small towns since most of them are close to fields or
farms where you can get quality and healthy food, in the bis city most food are made with

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chemicals and in large bulk putting preservatives for much longer and creating long-term health
problems and that is scientifically proven. So now are you considered move to small city?

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Hook i s i ntere s ting and enga gi ng; i t
Hook i s rel eva nt to the thes i s sta tement
a nd a ppropri a te for the a udi ence.
1.0 ptos .
Tra ns i tion sentences i mme dia tel y
Background
fol l ow hook a nd provi de a cl ea r
information connection to the thes i s s ta tement.
1.0 ptos .
Thes i s sta tement conta i ns the
fol l owi ng thre e components : (1)
na rrow topi c (2) cl a i m a nd (3) three
Thesis
points of s upport or rea s ons . The
Statement
cl a im i s di s puta bl e, focus ed and
rel eva nt. It shoul d not be l onger
than 28 words .
2.0 ptos .
Topi c s entences cl earl y sta te ma i n of the foll owing problems : (1) do
Topic Sentence i dea s of the ea ch para gra ph and
a re connected to thes i s sta tement. de vel op a rgume nt, or (3) do not
1.5 ptos .
Supporting se ntences devel op
ma i n i dea pre s ented i n the topi c
Spporting s entence by provi di ng exa mples ,
Sentences reas ons or de scri pti ons . There a re
be tween 4 and 5 s upporting
s entences .
1.5 ptos .
Extens i ve use of tra ns i ti on words
Transition
that help i dea s to fl ow wi thi n the
Devices pa ra graph and wi thi n the e s sa y.
1.0 ptos .
In the concl uding pa ra graph, the
Tie in to thesis
thes i s sta tement i s res tated or
statement
rephra sed to s ummari ze e s s ay.
1.0 ptos .
The a uthor sugges ts or
Call to action recommends s peci fi c a cti on i n
fa vor of hi s /he r opi ni on.
1.0 ptos .
Author us es a wide ra nge of
s tructures wi th ful l fl exi bi l i ty a nd
a ccura cy; ra re minor errors occur
Grammar and
only a s ‘s l i ps ’ a nd range of
Vocabulary voca bula ry wi th very na tura l and
s ophi s tica ted control of lexi cal
features a ppropri a te for the level .
1.0 ptos .
Al mos t no spel l ing mi s takes in
Spelling and
es s a y, ca pi ta l i zati on rul es a re
Capitalization cl os el y fol l owe d.
0.5 ptos .
Proper us e of punctua ti on
Punctuation throughout es s ay. Use helps to
unders ta nd es s ay more properl y.
0.5 ptos .
PERSUASIVE ESSAY RUBRIC
Hook i s interes ti ng but i t ma y la ck
rel e va nce to the thes is s tatement;
i t may a ls o be i nappropri ate for
the audi ence.
0.75 ptos.
Tra ns i ti on s entences provide a Tra nsi ti on s entences fai l to
connecti on to the thesi s connect hook to thes i s s ta tement
s ta tement, but may be a wkwa rd or thereby reducing effective nes s of
l a cking. the hook.
0.75 ptos.
Thes i s s ta tement ma y l a ck one of
the fol l owi ng three components :
(1) na rrow topi c (2) cl ai m and (3)
thre e points of s upport or rea sons .
The cl a i m i ts elf ma y be obvi ous ,
l a ck focus , or i rreleva nt to
a udience.
1.5 ptos .
Topi c s entences ma y pres ent one
not pres ent ma i n i dea, (2) begin to
refl ect thes i s sta tement.
1.13 ptos.
Supporti ng s entences l a ck
s uffi ci ent examples , rea s ons or
de scri ptions . There may be fewer
tha n 4 s entences per pa ra gra ph or
a n uneven dis tri buti on of
s entences for ea ch para graph.
1.0 ptos .
Good us e of tra nsi ti on de vi ces
a l though s ome parts of es s a y
could have bee n better with the
us e of trans i ti on words .
0.75 ptos.
Thes i s s ta tement i s res ta ted but
there i s some s i mi l a rity to the
ori gina l OR i s re phra sed i n s uch a
wa y tha t i ts me a ni ng is di fferent
from the thesi s s ta tement.
0.75 ptos.
The author's ca l l to a ction is not
The a uthor's recommended a ction
rel a ted to wha t i s cl a i med i n the
ma y be obvi ous or unrea l is ti c.
thes is s tatement.
0.75 ptos. 0.5 ptos.
Good us e of s tructures a t sl i ghtl y
be low the Ss l evel . Range of
vocabul ary s omewha t bel ow
pres ent level.
0.75 ptos.
Be tween 5 a nd 10 s pel l i ng
mi sta kes i n es s a y. Ca pi ta l i za tion
ma y be somewhat l a cki ng.
0.38 ptos.
Most s entence s contai n proper
punctua tion. Mi s ta kes do not
hi nder compre hens i on of text.
0.38 ptos.
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There i s a hook pres ent but i t i s
ne ither i nteres ti ng nor re leva nt to
No i denti fi a bl e hook found.
the thes i s s ta tement. It i s 1.0 
ina ppropri a te for the audi ence.
0.5 ptos. 0.1 ptos.
No e ffective tra ns iti on s e ntences
found. 1.0 
0.5 ptos. 0.1 ptos.
Thes is s tatement ma y l a ck
arguments or poi nts of s upport. Thes is s tatement is mis s i ng or it
The topi c ma y be too broa d. The ma y be pres ented i n the form of a
cl a im mi ght be uncl ea r or mi s s ing. ques tion, a fact, the topi c, or a 2.0 
The length of the thes is s tatement cl a im presenti ng two si des .
ma y be too l ong or too s hort.
1.0 ptos. 0.2 ptos.
Topi c s entences ma y be mis s i ng, Two or more mi s s ing topi c
not pl a ced a t the begi nni ng of sentences or topi c s entences tha t
ea ch pa ragra ph or ha ve no are not conne cted to thes i s 1.5 
connecti on with thes i s s ta tement. sta tement.
0.75 ptos . 0.15 ptos .
Al mos t no s upporting sentences. Pa ra gra phs l a ck s upporti ng
Sentences fa i l to develop ma i n sentences. Fe w, i f a ny, exa mpl es ,
idea s a nd l a ck examples , rea s ons rea s ons or de scri pti ons to support 1.5
or des cri pti ons . ma i n i dea.
0.75 ptos . 0.15 ptos .
Sca rce us e of tra nsi ti on devi ces.
No use of effecti ve tra ns i ti on
Pa ra gra phs l a ck a fl ow of idea s
and/or a rguments .
de vi ces . 1.0 
0.5 ptos. 0.1 ptos.
Thes is s tatement ha s si mpl y been
No reference ma de to thes is
pa ra phra sed wi thout addi ng
sta tement. 1.0 
another i nterpretati on.
0.5 ptos. 0.1 ptos.
No cal l to a cti on i s s ta ted.
1.0 
0.1 ptos.
Us e of s i mpl e s tructures from Gra mma r a nd vocabul ary is ei ther:
be low pres ent l evel of a uthor. cons iderabl y bel ow pres e nt l evel
Mi stakes i mpede unders tandi ng OR there is s uch a hi gh degree of
and ra nge of voca bul a ry i s bel ow mi stakes tha t unders tandi ng the 1.0 
pres ent l evel . text i s s everely ha mpered.
0.5 ptos. 0.1 ptos.
Fre quent s pell i ng mi s ta kes Spel li ng mi s ta kes i n bas i c lexi ca l
pres ent. Ca pi ta l i zati on mis ta kes items. Ca pi ta li za tion rarel y us ed
ma y al s o be preval ent. properl y. 0.5
0.25 ptos . 0.05 ptos .
La ck of proper punctuati on ma kes
Li ttl e, i f any, us e of punctua ti on.
unders ta ndi ng text di ffi cul t.
Re a di ng of text i s extremel y
Ms s i ng commas a nd peri ods a re 0.5 
di ffi cul t as a re s ult.
preval ent.
0.25 ptos . 0.05 ptos .
Total Grade _______ / 12.0