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Persuasive Health Paper Rubric

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*4 Bonus points will be added to total score if I received your leading piece of evidence activity on the day of the activity and your paper includes at least four well-executed sentences regarding that piece of evidence

CATEGORY	4 - Above Standards	3 - Meets Standards	2 –Approaching Standards	1 -Below Standards	Score
Position Statement	The position statement provides a clear, strong statement of the author's position on the topic.	The position statement provides a clear statement of the author's position on the topic.	A position statement is present, but does not make the author's position clear.	There is no position statement.
Support for Position	Includes the five pieces of evidence (concept map criteria) that support the position statement.	Includes four of the five pieces of evidence (concept map criteria) that support the position statement.	Includes three out of the five pieces of evidence (concept map criteria) that support the position statement.	Includes two or fewer of the five pieces of evidence (concept map criteria) that support the position statement.
Paper organization	Included are at least four paragraphs with at least four sentences each. An introduction, body, and conclusion exist as well as smooth transitions between sentences and paragraphs.	At least three paragraphs exist, with four sentences each. Introduction, body, and conclusion are in tact, transitions are not so clearly established	At least three paragraphs exist, sentence requirement may or may not be met. Introduction, body, and conclusion are less than clearly defined and transitions are absent.	Anything with less than three paragraphs or lacking an introduction, body, and conclusion.
Grammar & Spelling	Author makes 0-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Author makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Author makes 5-6 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Author makes more than 6 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
Sources	All sources used for quotes, statistics and facts are credible and cited correctly.	All sources used for quotes, statistics and facts are credible and most are cited correctly.	Most sources used for quotes, statistics and facts are credible and cited correctly.	Many sources are suspect (not credible) AND/OR are not cited correctly.