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Final Argumentative/Persuasive Paper Rubric: ENGL 101
Argumentative/Persuasive Assignment Rubric
(100-90=A, 89-80=B, 79-70=C, 69-90=D, 59-0=F)
Name: _________________________
Final Research Paper Score (out of 200): _______
Section 1 – Introduction (out of 35): _______
Points are based on:
 Inclusion of your thesis statement/enthymeme/hypothesis/critical questions (10)
 Identifies your specific topic and narrows it down to one issue within that topic (10)
 Provides background/history of your topic by:
o Describing an existing situation, telling an anecdote, raising a question, using
striking facts, defining terms, providing historical background, describing
events, stating common views and giving alternative perspectives,
forecasting your writing (5)
 Identify and explain any complications or problems you see with your topic (5)
 Avoids certain common mistakes such as a purpose statement, repetition of the title,
complex language, or simple dictionary definitions (5)
Section 2 – Review of Literature/Methodology (out of 55): _______
Points are based on:
 Survey of the literature on your topic from sources you have viewed/researched
(15)
 Sources that are grouped thematically and/or have transitions between each theme
instead of appearing one after the other (10)
 Paraphrased or direct quoted information from the sources:
o Make sure to discuss and explain each quote after the appear-don’t let the
sources speak for you (i.e. using the “quote sandwich”) (15)
 Correct in-text citations/paraphrase format and proof of transitions (5)
 Description of how all the sources discussed relate to the topic:
o In what ways some of them might differ from each other or in some cases, the
thesis statement/enthymeme/hypothesis (10)
Section 3 – Results/Discussion (out of 55): ________
Points are based on:
 Discussion of your results or findings of your research (15)
 Explanation of all of your results:
o Even those that may have altered your original thesis or hypothesis, as well
as any complications or unexpected results (15)
 Summarizing your data and research as a whole instead of individualizing your
sources (15)
 Inclusion of statistical information:
o Should appear in the results section, along with any tables/figures, or if you
are summarizing what you have learned from your sources is should appear
in a discussion section where you make sure to show the reader what you
have researched and learned about your topic (10)
Section 4 – Conclusion (out of 35): ________
Points are based on:
 Reaffirmation of your argument:
o Create an echo effect by looping back to something in the introduction (5)
 Reach a final judgment or decision about your subject:
o Point out consequences or wider significance, refine the main point in light of
the research presented (5)
 Discuss the implications of your findings (10)
 Offer a directive of where you think your subject is headed in the future:
o Offer a recommendation or solution, consider alternatives, offer a final
judgment (5)
 Last sentence beings the paper to a close and offers a sense of finality on the subject
(5)
 Avoids certain common mistakes such as new ideas, the use of “thus, in conclusion,
finally”, leaving the paper open-ended, or questions that raise new issues (5)
Section 5 – Grammar, Style, Format, & Citations (out of 20): _________
Points are based on:
 Correct in-text citations and format (12 pt. font, double-spaced, 1-inch margins, 6-7
pages) (5)
 Proper:
o Grammar (verb tense, present active voice) and
o Style (unity and coherence, using the language of the discipline, avoidance of
biased language, proper transitions, etc.) (5)
 Correct References/Works Cited/Bibliography section:
o Needs to follow the format of your particular style-guide you are following
exactly. This includes order of references, spacing, format, etc.) (10)

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