Assess students' ability to analyze and apply rhetorical strategies—ethos, pathos, logos, diction, and tone—to strengthen a grade 9–12 argumentative essay. Tasks: identify appeals and tone in a short passage, critique diction and evidence placement, propose specific revisions (word choice, sentence structure, appeal emphasis), and explain how each change improves persuasiveness for a defined audience; scoring focuses on accurate identification, appropriateness of revisions, and clarity of rhetorical reasoning.