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Persuasive Letter to Governmental Representative 
Persuasive Letter Writing Rubric
Write a persuasive letter to a representative in government about a self-picked issue that relates to the Bill of Rights.
Rubric Code: D8BC8X
By kzaleski24
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Subject: Social Sciences  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Persuasive Letter Rubric
  Awesome Job!

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Pretty Good

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Almost There

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Needs Work

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Greeting/Address

Awesome Job!

A proper salutation is used in the correct place, proper use of comma, proper capitalization of the name.
Pretty Good

Missing one component from the following: Proper salutation is used in the correct place, proper capitalization of the name, the proper use of the comma.
Almost There

Missing two components from the following: Proper salutation is used in the correct place, proper capitalization of the name, the proper use of the comma.
Needs Work

Missing three components from the following: Proper salutation is used in the correct place, proper capitalization of the name, proper use of the comma.
Body

Awesome Job!

Provides 3-4 complex arguments, with vivid description, to persuade the reader
Pretty Good

Provides 3 clear arguments, with appropriate description, to persuade the reader
Almost There

Provides 2-3 arguments, with some description, to persuade the reader
Needs Work

Provides only 1 argument, with limited description, to persuade the reader
Supporting Details

Awesome Job!

Provides at least 3 details, reasons and/or examples that strongly support the supporting arguments.
Pretty Good

Provides at least 2 details, reasons and/or examples that support the supporting argument.
Almost There

Provides at least 1 detail, reason and/or example that supports the supporting argument.
Needs Work

Provides little or no supporting details for the supporting arguments.
Closing

Awesome Job!

Proper closing is included.
Closing is used in the proper place.
Correct use of comma is included.
Signature included in the proper place.
Pretty Good

Proper closing is included.
Closing is used in the proper place.
Correct use of comma is not included.
Signature included in the proper place.
Almost There

Proper closing is included.
Closing is not used in the proper place. Correct use of comma is not included.
Signature included, but not in the proper place.
Needs Work

Proper closing is not included.
Closing is not used in the proper place. Correct use of comma is not included.
Signature is not included.
Conventions

Awesome Job!

Paper contains hardly any capitalization, punctuation and/or spelling errors.
Pretty Good

Paper contains a few capitalization, punctuation and/or spelling errors.
Almost There

Paper contains some capitalization, punctuation and/or spelling errors.
Needs Work

Paper contains many capitalization, punctuation and/or spelling errors.
Format/Organization

Awesome Job!

Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-written and varied.
Pretty Good

Sentence and paragraph structure is generally correct.
Almost There

Sentence and paragraph structure is inconsistent.
Needs Work

Little or no evidence of sentence or paragraph structure.
Parts of the letter

Awesome Job!

All parts of the letter are present and written in proper format.
Pretty Good

1 part of the letter is missing or incorrectly formatted.
Almost There

2-3 parts of the letter are missing or incorrectly formatted.
Needs Work

The letter is not written in the correct format.
Tone and Focus

Awesome Job!

Consistent tone and focus and demonstrates a clear understanding of the audience.
Pretty Good

Consistent tone and focus with a general sense of the audience.
Almost There

Demonstrates an inconsistent tone and focus related to the audience.
Needs Work

Demonstrates lack of tone and focus related to the supposed audience or lacking audience awareness.





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