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Letter to the Editor Writing Rubric
Letter to the Editor Writing Rubric
Task: Students will write a letter and follow specified format and organization guidelines to communicate the provided information.
Rubric Code:
AX66AAA
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Subject:
Education
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
Undergraduate
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Letter to the Editor
Excellent
4 pts
Very Good
3 pts
Satisfactory
2 pts
Needs Improvement
1 pts
Format
Excellent
The format of the letter includes, sender's address, date in proper format, inside address, proper salutation, body of the letter, complimentary close, and signature. Spacing and margins are correct.
Very Good
The format of the letter includes most of the required fields, spacing and margins are close to correct.
Satisfactory
The format of the letter is missing several required fields, spacing is not correct in several areas.
Needs Improvement
The format of the letter is basic and missing most required fields. No spacing or spacing is sporadic.
Content
Excellent
Article is referenced in 1st paragraph, including where it was found, name of article and author. A brief summary of main idea is given, opinion and several supporting facts are provided about issue.
Very Good
Article is referenced, a summary of article is provided, including citation, and an opinion stated with a couple of supporting facts about the issue is provided.
Satisfactory
Article is referenced, however, no citation is given. Summary is vague or incomplete. Opinion is stated but with no support.
Needs Improvement
Issue is referenced, but no article, opinion is stated but no supporting evidence. Writer's message is unclear.
Organization and Style
Excellent
There are three clear parts to the letter which are organized in a logical way.
Letter follow's the 7 C's of style.
Very Good
There are three parts to the letter, however they are not clearly written or information is missing making it difficult to determine the purpose of the letter.
Most of the 7 C's of style were considered.
Satisfactory
There are two or fewer parts of the letter and it lacks important information to determine the purpose of the letter.
7 C's were not considered when letter was written
Needs Improvement
There are no parts to the letter. Ideas are random and incomplete. Letter does not make sense.
7 C's were not considered.
Spelling
Excellent
There are no spelling mistakes.
Very Good
There are 2-3 spelling mistakes.
Satisfactory
There are 4 or more spelling mistakes.
Needs Improvement
There are multiple spelling mistakes.
Conventions/Grammar
Excellent
There are few if no run-on sentences, and no punctuation or capitalization errors.
Very Good
There are some run-ons, or punctuation or capitalization errors.
Satisfactory
There are many run-ons, and punctuation and capitalization errors.
Needs Improvement
There are many errors which causes difficulty in understanding the topic.
Subjects:
Education
(General)
Types:
Writing
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