Friendly+Letter+Rubric

Letter-Writing : Friendly Letter Rubric
Teacher Name: **_________________________________________** Student Name: ________________________________________

**CATEGORY** || **4** || **3** ||  **2** ||  **1** || Complies with all the requirements for a friendly letter. Has introduction, body, & conclusion. || Complies with all the requirements for a friendly letter. Has introduction, body, & conclusion. || Complies with several of the requirements for a friendly letter. Has introduction, body, & conclusion. || Complies with less than 75% of the requirements for a friendly letter. || Ideas were expressed in a clear and organized fashion. It was easy to understand the writer's ideas and main points. || Ideas were expressed in a pretty clear manner, but the organization could have been better. || Ideas 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. || Several specific details support the points of the writer that demonstrate and further understanding of the letter's topic. || Specific details support the points of the writer and demonstrate understanding of the letter's topic. || Details support the points of the writer but do not always help make the meaning clear to the reader. || Few details with an unclear tie to the topic.. || All sentences are complete, well-constructed (no fragments, run-ons) and of varied structure. || All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons). || Most sentences are complete and well-constructed. || Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences. || Writer makes no errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. || Writer makes 1-2 errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. || Writer makes 3-4 errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. || Writer makes more than 4 errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. ||
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