Persuasive Letter Rubric Student Name: _____________________________ CATEGORY 4 3 Salutation and Salutation and Salutation and Closing closing have no closing have 1-2 errors in errors in capitalization and capitalization and punctuation. punctuation. Sentences & Paragraphs
Sentences and paragraphs are complete, wellconstructed, of varied structure, and meet 500 word requirement.
All sentences are complete and well-constructed, paragraphs are generally done well, and the 500 word requirement is met.
Grammar & spelling
Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling.
Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling.
Ideas
Ideas were expressed in a clear and organized fashion. It was easy to figure out what the letter was about.
Ideas were expressed in a pretty clear manner, but the organziation could have been better.
2 Salutation and closing have 3 or more errors in capitalization and punctuation. Most sentences are complete and well-constructed. Paragraphing needs some work. The 500 word requirement was not met. Writer makes 34 errors in grammar and/or spelling
Ideas were somewhat organized, but were not very clear. It took more than one reading to figure out what the letter was about. Content Accuracy The letter The letter The letter contains at least contains at least contains at least three arguments two arguments one argument with at least two with at least two with at least one facts to support facts to support fact to support the arguments. the arguments. the argument. The letter shows The letter shows Counterarguments The letter shows examples of three examples of two examples of one counterarguments counterarguments counterargument addressed. addressed. addressed.
Period: _________ 1 Salutation and/or closing are missing.
Many sentence fragments or runon sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work. There are less than 400 words. Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling. The letter seemed to be a collection of unrelated sentences. It was very difficult to figure out what the letter was about. The letter lacks both arguments and supporting facts. The letter shows no addressing of counterarguments.
For the remaining 6 points: points: you must email your letter to Ms. Brown at
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