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Descriptive Letter 
Descriptive Paragraph
Rubric Code: B5A658
By gartond
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: K-5

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Descriptive Letter
  Level 1

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Level 2

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Level 3

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Level 4

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Knowledge of Form

* Date
* Greeting followed by a comma
* Body begins on next line, includes: Topic Sentence, Details, and Concluding Sentence
* Closing on the next line, followed by a comma
* Signature on next line
Level 1

* Few parts of a letter are included
Level 2

* Some parts of the letter are included
Level 3

* Most parts of the letter are included
Level 4

* All parts of the letter are included
Thinking

* Provides a number of relevant supporting facts and details
* Follows a logical sequence
* Ideas are clear and easy to follow
Level 1

* Details are missing or unrelated to main idea
* Ideas do not follow a logical sequence
* Not easy to follow
Level 2

* A few simple facts or details are provided to support the main idea
* Sometimes not easy to follow
Level 3

* Relevant facts or details are provided to support the main idea
* Ideas are clear and easy to follow
Level 4

* Complex facts or details are provided to support the main idea
* Ideas are clear and easy to follow
Communication

* Word Choice (a variety of vivid adjectives and strong verbs)
* Sentence Fluency (uses a variety of sentence type and length, uses transition words {first, then, however, finally}, begins sentences in a variety of ways)
* Voice (writer's personality is evident)
Level 1

* Missing adjectives and uses simple verb choices
* Incomplete sentences
* Voice is not evident
Level 2

*A few simple adjectives and verb choices
* Simple sentences that are the same type and length
* Sentences usually begin the same way
* Some voice is evident
Level 3

* Some interesting adjectives and strong verb choices
* A variety of sentence type and length
* Transition words are included
* Some varied sentence beginnings
*Voice is evident
Level 4

* Interesting adjectives and strong verbs create vivid pictures in reader's mind
* Sentence type and length are varied and effective
* Variety of transition words
* Varied sentence beginnings
* Strong voice is evident
Conventions

* Capitals
* Punctuation (commas, periods, question marks, exclamation marks)
* Consistent verb tense
* Correct spelling of high frequency words
* Approximated spelling is easy to interpret
* Appropriate spacing between words is used
Level 1

* Many grammar, punctuation, and/or capitalization errors
* Spelling errors make text difficult to read and understand
* Spaces are not left between words
Level 2

* Some grammar, punctuation, and/or capitalization errors
* Some spelling errors, but text can still be read and understood
* Some spacing difficulty
Level 3

* A few grammar, punctuation, and/or capitalization errors
* A few spelling errors, but text can be easily read and understood
* Appropriate spacing left between words
Level 4

* Hardly any grammar, punctuation, capitalization and/or
spelling errors
* Appropriate spacing left between words




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