| |
Excellent |
Good |
Fair |
Poor |
| Information |
Letter contains accurate,
believable information. Letter contains many facts. |
Letter contains accurate,
believable information. Letter contains several facts. |
Letter contains
information that may be partly inaccurate. Letter contains some
facts. |
Letter shows little or no
understanding of information. Few facts. |
| Structure |
Letter is very well
written with all sentences grammatically correct. Good sentence
flow. Variety of sentence structure used. |
Letter is well written
with well constructed sentences. Sentences flow well. A
variety of sentence structure is used. |
Letter is fairly well
written with only a few grammatical mistakes. Some sentence
variety. |
Letter is poorly written
with several grammatical mistakes. Little or no sentence variety.
Choppy. |
| Neatness |
Letter is legibly written
in cursive. No obvious spots of corrections. |
Letter is legibly written.
All areas of correction are neatly erased. |
Letter is somewhat sloppy,
but still mostly readable. Some areas of correction are obvious. |
Letter is sloppily
written. No attempt has been made to conceal corrections. |
| Creativity |
Letter contains much
language that fits the period. Letter contains many creative
touches or ideas. |
Letter contains language
that fits the period. Letter contains creative touches or ideas,
such as names for the group members, a code to use in
communication, or a newly invented device. |
Letter contains a few
instances of the use of period language or a few creative ideas. |
Letter shows little or no
attempt at creativity. No examples of period language. |
