| CATEGORY |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| Sentences & Paragraphs |
Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-constructed
and of varied structure. |
All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no
fragments, no run-ons). Paragraphing is generally done
well. |
Most sentences are complete and well-constructed. Paragraphing
needs some work. |
Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing
needs lots of work. |
| Salutation and Closing |
Salutation and closing have no errors in capitalization
and punctuation. |
Salutation and closing have 1-2 errors in capitalization
and punctuation. |
Salutation and closing have 3 or more errors in capitalization
and punctuation. |
Salutation and/or closing are missing. |
| Questions |
Questions to leaders were expressed in a clear and
organized fashion. It was easy to figure out what the
letter was about. |
Questions to leaders were expressed in a pretty clear
manner, but the organziation could have been better. |
Questions to leaders were somewhat organized, but were
not very clear. It took more than one reading to figure
out what the letter was about. |
The letter seemed to be a collection of unrelated sentences.
It was very difficult to figure out what the letter was
about. |
| Format |
Complies with all the requirements for a friendly letter. |
Complies with almost all the requirements for a friendly
letter. |
Complies with several of the requirements for a friendly
letter. |
Complies with less than 75% of the requirements for
a friendly letter. |
| Envelope |
Complete, accurate return address and recipient address.
Addresses in correct positions. -OR- Email address was
entered correctly |
Complete, accurate return address and recipient address.
Position may be slightly off. -OR- Email address was
entered correctly |
1-2 errors in return address. Recipient address is
correct. -OR- Email address was entered correctly after
once incorrectly |
Addresses are incomplete and/or inaccurate. -OR- Email
address was not entered correctly more than twice |
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