Letter-‐Writing
:
P ersuasive
L etter
W riting
R ubric
Teacher
N ame:
Student
N ame:
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CATEGORY
4
3
2
1
Sentences
&
P aragraphs
Sentences
a nd
p aragraphs
a re
All
s entences
a re
c omplete
Most
s entences
a re
c omplete
Many
s entence
f ragments
o r
complete,
w ell-‐constructed
and
w ell-‐constructed
( no
and
w ell-‐constructed.
run-‐on
s entences
O R
and
o f
v aried
s tructure.
fragments,
n o
r un-‐ons).
Paragraphing
n eeds
s ome
paragraphing
n eeds
l ots
o f
Paragraphing
i s
g enerally
d one
work.
work.
well.
Grammar
&
s pelling
Writer
m akes
n o
e rrors
i n
Writer
m akes
1 -‐2
e rrors
i n
Writer
m akes
3 -‐4
e rrors
i n
Writer
m akes
m ore
t han
4
(conventions)
grammar
o r
s pelling.
grammar
a nd/or
s pelling.
grammar
a nd/or
s pelling
errors
i n
g rammar
a nd/or
spelling.
Ideas
Ideas
w ere
e xpressed
i n
a
Ideas
w ere
e xpressed
i n
a
Ideas
w ere
s omewhat
The
l etter
s eemed
t o
b e
a
clear
a nd
o rganized
f ashion.
I t
pretty
c lear
m anner,
b ut
t he
organized,
b ut
w ere
n ot
v ery
collection
o f
u nrelated
was
e asy
t o
f igure
o ut
w hat
organization
c ould
h ave
b een
clear.
I t
t ook
m ore
t han
o ne
sentences.
I t
w as
v ery
d ifficult
the
l etter
w as
a bout.
better.
reading
t o
f igure
o ut
w hat
t he
to
f igure
o ut
w hat
t he
l etter
letter
w as
a bout.
was
a bout.