The Art of Persuasion

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Persuasive Strategy PowerPoint Notes

Notes are complete, include examples for each strategy and are written in complete sentences.

Notes are complete, but 1 or 2 examples may not be written in complete sentences.

Notes are complete but 3 – 4 examples may not be written in complete sentences.

Notes are incomplete OR more than 4 examples are not written in complete sentences.

Notes are not included in the final portfolio.

"Two Ways to Try to Get a Computer" Questions

All answers RSQ and are written in complete sentences.

Answers are written in complete sentences but some or all do not RSQ.

All but 1 or 2 answers are written in complete sentences.  Answers may or may not RSQ.

3 or more answers are written in incomplete sentences.  Answers may or may not RSQ.

Answers to “ Two Ways to Try to Get a Computer” questions are not included in the final portfolio.

Answers to questions A – C are all correct and well elaborated.

Answers to questions A – C are correct but do not exhibit elaboration.

Answers to two of questions A - C are correct.  Answers may or may not exhibit elaboration.

Answers to only one of questions A – C are correct.  Answers may or may not exhibit elaboration.

Answers to questions A – C are all incorrect.

OR

Answers A – C are missing.

Answer to question D is correct.  Explanation is clearly written and elaborated.

Answer to question D is correct but provides only a partial explanation.

Answer to question D is correct but explanation is flawed.

Answer to question D is correct, but does not provide any explanation.

Answer to question D is incorrect.

OR

Answer D is missing.

Answer to question E is correct.  Explanation is clearly written and elaborated.

Answer to question E is correct but provides only a partial explanation.

Answer to question E is correct but explanation is flawed.

Answer to question E is correct, but does not provide any explanation.

Answer to question E is incorrect.

OR

Answer E is missing.

Persuasive Writing in Everyday Print / Media

Example #1

Summary of the advertisement is clearly written and is well elaborated.

Summary of the advertisement is clearly explained but lacks elaboration.

Summary of advertisement is somewhat unclear and lacks elaboration.

Summary of advertisement is unclear and lacks elaboration.

Summary of Example 1 is missing.

Explanation of persuasion strategies used is complete and well elaborated.

Explanation of persuasion strategies used is complete.  Elaboration is not evident for each persuasion strategy identified.

Evaluation of persuasion strategies used is complete, but lacks elaboration.

Evaluation of persuasion strategies lacks identification of 1 or more key persuasion strategies.

Evaluation of persuasion strategies is missing.

Persuasive Writing in Everyday Print / Media

Example #2

Summary of the advertisement is clearly written and is well elaborated.

Summary of the advertisement is clearly explained but lacks elaboration.

Summary of advertisement is somewhat unclear and lacks elaboration.

Summary of advertisement is unclear and lacks elaboration.

Summary of Example 2 is missing.

Explanation of persuasion strategies used is complete and well elaborated.

Explanation of persuasion strategies used is complete.  Elaboration is not evident for each persuasion strategy identified.

Evaluation of persuasion strategies used is complete, but lacks elaboration.

Evaluation of persuasion strategies lacks identification of 1 or more key persuasion strategies.

Evaluation of persuasion strategies is missing.

Op-ed Articles

Printed copies of two Op-ed articles are provided. 

Printed copy of one Op-ed article is provided.

Printed copies of Op-ed articles are NOT provided.

Evaluation of Op-ed Article # 1

Evaluation is typed using appropriate format.  Author’s name and source of article is provided.

Evaluation is typed but does not follow the format for typed assignments.  Author’s name and source of the article is provided.

Evaluation is typed but is missing either author’s name OR the source of the article.

Evaluation is not typed OR is missing both the author’s name and the source of the article.

Evaluation of Op-ed article #1 is missing from the final portfolio.

The thesis statement is identified correctly. It is written in full sentence format.

The thesis statement is identified correctly, but is not written in full sentence format.

The thesis statement is vague and may or may not be written in full sentence format.

The thesis statement is incorrectly identified.

The thesis statement of the article is not provided.

Analysis of Op-ed article correctly identifies three main reasons that support the thesis.  The persuasion strategy used with each main idea is correctly identified.

Analysis of Op-ed article correctly identifies three main reasons that support the thesis.  The persuasion strategies of at least two of the reasons are correctly identified.

Analysis of Op-ed article identifies 2 main reasons that support the thesis.  The persuasion strategies used by theses reasons are correctly identified.

Analysis of Op-ed article identifies 1 main reason that supports the thesis.  The persuasion strategy used is correctly identified.

Analysis of Op-ed article is missing.

OR

Analysis of Op-ed article fails to identify any reasons or strategies correctly.

Facts and examples used to support each main reason are identified correctly.

Identification of facts and examples supporting the main reasons is incomplete.

Identification of facts and examples supporting main ideas is missing.

Evaluation of Op-ed Article #2

Evaluation is typed using appropriate format.  Author’s name and source of article is provided.

Evaluation is typed but does not follow the format for typed assignments.  Author’s name and source of the article is provided.

Evaluation is typed but is missing either author’s name OR the source of the article.

Evaluation is not typed OR is missing both the author’s name and the source of the article.

Evaluation of Op-ed article #1 is missing from the final portfolio.

The thesis statement is identified correctly. It is written in full sentence format.

The thesis statement is identified correctly, but is not written in full sentence format.

The thesis statement is vague and may or may not be written in full sentence format.

The thesis statement is incorrectly identified.

The thesis statement of the article is not provided.

Analysis of Op-ed article correctly identifies three main reasons that support the thesis.  The persuasion strategy used with each main idea is correctly identified.

Analysis of Op-ed article correctly identifies three main reasons that support the thesis.  The persuasion strategies of at least two of the reasons are correctly identified.

Analysis of Op-ed article identifies 2 main reasons that support the thesis.  The persuasion strategies used by theses reasons are correctly identified.

Analysis of Op-ed article identifies 1 main reason that supports the thesis.  The persuasion strategy used is correctly identified.

Analysis of Op-ed article is missing.

OR

Analysis of Op-ed article fails to identify any reasons or strategies correctly.

Facts and examples used to support each main reason are identified correctly.

Identification of facts and examples supporting the main reasons is incomplete.

Identification of facts and examples supporting main ideas is missing.

Persuasive Writing Map

Thesis statement is written in a complete sentence.

Thesis statement in not written in a complete sentence.

Thesis statement is missing or ineffective.

Three main ideas are provided.   All ideas strongly support the thesis statement.

Three main ideas are given, however 2 or more of them do not support the thesis strongly.

Only two main ideas are given to support the thesis.

Only one main idea is given to support the thesis.

Main idea boxes are incomplete.

Each main reason supported by 3 facts or examples.

One of the main reasons may be supported by only 2 facts or examples.

Two of the main reasons may be supported by only 2 facts or examples.

All three main reasons are supported by less than 3 facts or examples.

Facts and details are missing.