| CATEGORY |
Excellent |
Good |
Satisfactory |
Needs Improvement |
| Content Accuracy
|
The letter contains at least
5 accurate facts about the topic. |
The letter contains 3-4
accurate facts about the topic. |
The letter contains 1-2
accurate facts about the topic. |
The letter contains no
accurate facts about the topic. |
| 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 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. |
| 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. |
| Grammar & spelling
(conventions) |
Writer makes no errors in
grammar or spelling. |
Writer makes 1-2 errors in
grammar and/or spelling. |
Writer makes 3-4 errors in
grammar and/or spelling |
Writer makes more than 4
errors in grammar and/or spelling. |
| Capitalization and
Punctuation |
Writer makes no errors in
capitalization and punctuation. |
Writer makes 1-2 errors in
capitalization and punctuation. |
Writer makes 3-4 errors in
capitalization and punctuation. |
Writer makes more than 4
errors in capitalization and punctuation. |
| Neatness |
Letter is typed, clean, not
wrinkled, and is easy to read with no distracting error corrections. It
was done with pride. |
Letter is neatly
hand-written, clean, not wrinkled, and is easy to read with no
distracting error corrections. It was done with care. |
Letter is typed and is
crumpled or slightly stained. It may have 1-2 distracting error
corrections. It was done with some care. |
Letter is typed and looks
like it had been shoved in a pocket or locker. It may have several
distracting error corrections. It looks like it was done in a hurry or
stored improperly. |
