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Performance Task
Assessment
Persuasive Writing
Name: _______________________________________Date Completed:
____________
Element
Points Earned
Organization of
Content
Possible
Self Teacher
Introduction: (25
points)
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Topic is
important
3 _____ _____
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Paper has a
well-developed introduction. 7
_____ _____
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Introduction is an
attention grabber. 4
_____ _____
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Position is clearly
stated in the introduction.
7
_____ ____
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Position is stated
through an anecdote,
quote, question or statement of opinion. 4 _____ _____
Body: (40 points)
6. Body has at least
three paragraphs. 5
_____ _____
7. Position is supported by facts and reasons.
8 _____ _____
8. Reasons are
presented in order of importance
or by emotional impact based on fact. 6 _____ _____
9. Presentation
includes anticipation of argument. 8 _____
_____
10. Paper avoids
faulty persuasion. 8 _____
_____
11. Ideas and
paragraphs are connected by
appropriate transitional words. 5
_____ _____
Conclusion: (15
points)
12. Conclusion restates opinion and
summary of reasons. 8 _____ _____
13. Conclusion suggests an action. 7 _____ _____
Grammar, Usage and
Mechanics
14. The writing has
been proofread for spelling,
usage and mechanics (punctuation and 10
_____ _____
capitalization).
Process
15. I have included my rough drafts, peer edits,
outline and completed assessment forms.
5 _____ _____
16. My final draft is typed with 1.5 spacing.
5 _____ _____
Total
100 _____ _____
Language Arts
Department Grade 8 rev. 2002
Maine Learning Results
Performance Indicators
E. 2. Use
planning, drafting, and revising to produce, on demand, a
well-developed, organized piece that demonstrates effective language
use, voice and command of mechanics.
G. 3. Write
pieces and deliver oral presentations that use structures
appropriate to audience and purpose.
G. 4. Write
essays and deliver oral presentations that identify a clear topic
and reliably support that topic.
G. 5. Write
for both public and private audiences.
G. 6. Write
and deliver oral presentations that achieve distinct purposes (e.g.,
to summarize, to narrate, to inform, to explain.
G. 7. Write
pieces and make remarks that used descriptive language to clarify,
enhance and develop ideas.
G. 8. Write
pieces and deliver oral presentations that include a variety of
sentence structures appropriate to the purpose.
G. 9. Write
pieces that use a variety of transitional devices (i.e. phrases,
sentences, paragraphs).
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