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Persuasive Letter Writing Rubric Community Laws Persuasive Letter Writing Rubric Community Laws Write a persuasive letter. Remember to correctly use and punctuate all the parts of the letter. Rubric Code: C598A9 By bwellman Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Persuasive Letter Rubric
	4 points Proficient 4 pts	3 points Approaching 3 pts	2 points Developing 2 pts	1 point Apprentice 1 pts
Date and Greeting Date Greeting Name capitalized Comma after the name	4 points Proficient * Date included * Proper greeting/salutation is used * Name is capitalized * Includes comma after the name	3 points Approaching Missing one component from the following: * Date included * Proper greeting/salutation * Name is capitalized * Comma after the name	2 points Developing Missing two components from the following: * Date included * Proper greeting/salutation * Name is capitalized * Comma after the name	1 point Apprentice * Date omitted * No greeting/salutation or improper greeting/salutation * Name is not capitalized * Comma after the name is omitted
Opening Sentence States who you are and why you are writing the letter.	4 points Proficient Great opening sentence that captures my reader's attention and makes him/her want to keep reading to find out what I have to say.	3 points Approaching Good opening sentence that makes my reader want to keep reading to find out what I say.	2 points Developing Basic opening sentence that doesn't really make my reader want to keep reading to find out what I have to say.	1 point Apprentice No opening sentence
Body Provide 3-4 reasons	4 points Proficient Provides 3-4 complex ideas, with vivid description, to persuade the reader, uses "zippy" words to hook the reader	3 points Approaching Provides 3 clear ideas, with appropriate description, to persuade the reader	2 points Developing Provides 2-3 simple ideas, with some description, to persuade the reader	1 point Apprentice Provides only 1 simple idea, with limited description, to persuade the reader
Concluding Sentence Restates why you are writing the letter	4 points Proficient Concluding sentence restates why you are writing the letter in a powerful, creative, and interesting way	3 points Approaching Concluding sentence restates why you are writing the letter	2 points Developing Concluding sentence does not relate to why you are writing the letter	1 point Apprentice No concluding sentence
Closing Proper closing Comma after the closing Signature under the closing	4 points Proficient * Proper closing and in the proper place * Comma after closing * Signature included and in the proper place	3 points Approaching Missing one component of the following: * Proper closing * Closing in the proper place * Comma after closing * Signature * Signature in the proper place	2 points Developing Missing two-three components of the following: * Proper closing * Closing in the proper place * Comma after closing * Signature * Signature in the proper place	1 point Apprentice * Leaves out proper closing or not in proper place * Leaves out comma after closing * Leaves out signature or not in right place
Conventions	4 points Proficient Letter contains hardly any capitalization, punctuation, grammar and/or spelling errors.	3 points Approaching Letter contains a few capitalization, punctuation, grammar and/or spelling errors.	2 points Developing Letter contains some capitalization, punctuation, grammar and/or spelling errors.	1 point Apprentice Letter contains many capitalization, punctuation, grammar and/or spelling errors.

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