The writing resource packet

Persuasive writing— 
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Fails to defend a position with any evidence and fails to address the reader’s concerns, biases, 
and expectations. 
Summary writing— 
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Is characterized by substantial copying of unimportant parts of the passage. 
 
 
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The writing is off topic, there is no attempt, is not legible, the response is incomprehensible, 
the writing is written in a language other than English. 

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Scott Victor 
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last updated: 9/4/2013 
RUBRIC:
Final Draft—Paragraph On ______________________________ 
Content & Organization 
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1. Is the title interesting/clever/unique, connected to the topic, spaced
and capitalized correctly, and uses correct person? 
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2. Does the topic sentence clearly identify the topic, make a clear
statement about that topic, and have all parts? Is it one sentence? 
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3. Are the point sentences clear, connected to the topic and include all
parts? Do they begin with a transition? Are they a single sentence? 
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4. Are all the supporting sentences relevant, logically connected to 
each other, on topic, and flow smoothly? Are the examples/details
clear, concise, concrete, thorough, and focused on the topic? Do 
they show not tell/explain/prove? Is there enough support? 
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5. Are the four transition words (first, in addition, next, however) used
appropriately to introduce and connect ideas? 
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6. Does the paragraph end in an appropriate concluding statement that 
has a transition and summarizes the main 3 points in new words? 
Grammar & Mechanics 
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1. Is the word choice varied, clear, concise, and effective? Are the 
words used and spelled correctly? Are there no contractions? 
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2. Are the verbs written in the correct tense & proper agreement? Does 
the paragraph use the correct person throughout and have correct 
pronoun agreement? 
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3. Is the punctuation, capitalization, and spacing correct and
appropriate? Are all identifiers included and used correctly? 
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4. Does the paragraph have a variety of sentence structures 
(compound, complex) and use them correctly? Are there fragments, 
comma splices, and run-ons? Are the sentences short and choppy?