PSSA Persuasive Writing Scoring Guideline



PSSA Persuasive Writing Scoring Guideline

| |Focus |Content |Organization |Style |Conventions |

|4 |Sharp, distinct controlling point presented |Substantial, relevant, and illustrative content that |Effective organizational |Precise control of language, |Evident control of grammar, |

|x 4 |as a position and made convincing through |demonstrates a clear understanding of the purpose. |strategies and structures to |technique, and sentence |mechanics, spelling, usage, |

| |clear, thoughtful, and substantiated |Thoroughly elaborated argument that includes a clear |develop a position. |structure that creates a |and sentence formation. |

| |argument with evident awareness of task and |position consistently supported with precise and relevant | |consistent and effective tone. | |

| |audience. |evidence. Rhetorical strategies are evident. | | | |

|3 |Clear controlling point presented as a |Adequate, specific, and/or illustrative content that |Sufficient organizational |Appropriate control of language,|Sufficient control of grammar,|

| |position and made convincing through a |demonstrates an understanding of the purpose. Sufficiently|strategies and structures to |technique, and sentence |mechanics, spelling, usage, |

| |credible and substantiated argument with |elaborated argument that includes a clear position |develop a position. |structure that creates a |and sentence formation. |

| |general awareness of task and audience. |supported with some relevant evidence. Rhetorical | |consistent tone. | |

| | |strategies may be evident. | | | |

|2 |Vague evidence of a controlling point |Inadequate, vague content that demonstrates a weak |Inconsistent organizational |Limited control of language and |Limited control of grammar, |

| |presented as a position that may lack a |understanding of the purpose. Insufficiently elaborated |strategies and structures to |sentence structure that creates |mechanics, spelling, usage and|

| |credible and/or substantiated argument with |argument that includes an underdeveloped position |develop a position. |interference with tone. |sentence formation. |

| |an inconsistent awareness of task and |supported with little evidence. | | | |

| |audience. | | | | |

|1 |Little or no evidence of a controlling point|Minimal evidence of content that demonstrates a lack of |Little or no evidence or |Minimal control of language and |Minimal control of grammar, |

| |presented as a position that lacks a |understanding of the purpose. Unelaborated argument that |organizational strategies to |sentence structure that creates |mechanics, spelling, usage and|

| |credible and/or substantiated argument with |includes an undeveloped position supported with little or |develop a position with |an inconsistent tone. |sentence formation. |

| |minimal awareness of task and audience. |no evidence. |insufficient presentation of | | |

| | | |content. | | |

MLA – 5 0

Works Cited – 15 10 5 0

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