Persuasive Letter
Rubric
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VERY evident
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MOSTLY evident
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SOMEWHAT evident
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NOT evident
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Introduction (15
points)
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5
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3
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2
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0
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10
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7
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3
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0
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Organization
(5 points)
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5
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3
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2
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0
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Body (45
points)
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10
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7
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5
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0
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10
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7
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5
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0
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10
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7
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5
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0
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15
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10
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8
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0
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Conclusion (10
points)
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5
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3
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2
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0
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5
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3
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2
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0
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Conventions (10 points)
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10
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0
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Attention to
Directions (15 points)
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All
parts of packet present, stapled and in the following order:
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5
(all items present
and in order)
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0
(1 or more items
missing or out of order)
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10
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5
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0
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TOTAL GRADE:
Target Audience and Self Reflection
1) Hand or email a clean copy of your Persuasive Letter to
your Target Audience.
- · DO NOT mark or highlight the persuasive devices when you give them the letter.
- · The day we turn in the letters, I will walk you through how to mark and label the devices.
2) Ask them to please read the letter and give you feedback.
- · Hand them this paper with the BACK side up.
- · Your Target Audience doesn’t need to read this side. This side is for you. J
3) Thank them for considering your proposal and then read
their feedback.
4) Finally, YOU
answer the questions below AFTER steps 1-3.
How satisfied are you
with the response and feedback you received?
Were they more or less convinced than you expected?
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What would you change
about your reasons or concession based on their feedback if you could do it
again?
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What different
persuasive devices or techniques would you add, substitute or remove based on
their feedback?
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Thank you for reading
my proposal! Please give me feedback
below. Feel free to add additional
information or to add in responses between given options. I earn 10 points for
getting this feedback, and reflecting on it myself, but the feedback does not
impact my grade on the rest of the rubric, so please be honest! J
I found their
argument:
Extremely Persuasive Somewhat
persuasive Not
at all persuasive
Did they address
your real concerns? Did they help to alleviate any of your
concerns?
Yes, I am
less worried They
addressed my They
didn’t address
or concerned
about some concerns,
but did not my real
concerns.
aspect of
their request convince
me they are
now. not
valid concerns.
How likely are you
to meet their request after having read this letter?
On my way to
make it I am more
likely to seriously consider the It
didn’t impact my happen now! request
now.
decision at all.
Anything else you’d like to say?
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Please sign here
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