Week 6 Assignment Exemplary 22.5-25 points Proficient 20-22.25 points Developing 17.5-19.75 points Beginning 15-17.25 points Inadequate 0-14.75 points Comprehension of Assignment (25% of grade) Drop-down menu: 25 – 22.5 pts. The persuasive essay presents a convincing and insightful argument. The writer takes a position and supports it with carefully chosen and compelling evidence that appeals to both logic and emotions. The writer explains important opposing arguments and offers strong rebuttals. Drop down menu: 22.25 – 20 pts. The persuasive essay presents a well-defined argument. The writer takes a position and supports it with sufficient evidence. The writer offers counter-arguments. Drop-down menu: 19.75 – 17.5 pts. The persuasive essay presents a minimally defined argument. The writer takes a position and attempt to support this position, but the evidence is underdeveloped and only partially elaborated. The writer may mention opposing arguments, but the rebuttal is weak or absent. Drop-down menu: 17.25 – 15 pts. The persuasive essay presents a weakly developed argument. The writer takes a position but offers minimal and/or inappropriate evidence to support its claim. Drop-down menu: 14.75 – 0 pts. The persuasive essay presents an ineffective argument. The writer may fail to take a position or offer only poorly chosen evidence to support the claim. Application of Course Knowledge and Content (25% of grade) Drop-down menu: 25 – 22.5 pts. The essay is focused, demonstrates a clear sense of purpose and audience, and uses appropriate tone and style. Drop down menu: 22.25 – 20 pts. The essay generally maintains its focus and demonstrates a sense of purpose, tone, and audience. Drop-down menu: 19.75 – 17.5 pts. The essay generally maintains its focus but may occasionally stray off topic. Its sense of purpose, tone, and audience may be unclear. Drop-down menu: 17.25 – 15 pts. The writer’s ideas are difficult to follow because of significant problems in one or more the following areas: unclear focus, weak controlling idea, and redundancy. Style and tone may be inappropriate for the audience. Drop-down menu: 14.75 – 0 pts. Ideas and explanations are absent, irrelevant, unsupported by evidence, or incomprehensible. The essay lacks focus. Style and tone are inappropriate for the audience. Organization of Ideas (25% of grade) Drop-down menu: 25 – 22.5 pts. Organization is coherent with appropriate transitions between and within paragraphs to create a cohesive whole. Drop down menu: 22.25 – 20 pts. Organization is generally clear with transitions between paragraphs. A competency with language is apparent. Drop-down menu: 19.75 – 17.5 pts. Organization is clear enough to follow. A limited control of language is apparent. Drop-down menu: 17.25 – 15 pts. Organization is unclear. Writing demonstrates weak control of language. Drop-down menu: 14.75 – 0 pts. The essay lacks organization, making the writer’s ideas difficult to follow. ...