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Letter to the Editor Letter to the Editor Students had to write a "letter to the editor" Rubric Code: RXXW44W By mflemming Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Letter to the Editor
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Focus	1 Attempts to take a position, but the position is unclear. Provides minimal support.	2 Takes a position, but is underdeveloped. Provides uneven support or may be repetitive.	3 Takes a clear position ad supports it with some revelant reasons and/or examples. Good development of ideas.	4 Takes a clear position and supports it consistently with well-chosen reasons and/or examples. Uses persuasive strategy to convey an argument.
Details	1 There are no specific details from experiences to support your claim.	2 Minimal use of details from experiences to support claims. Details may be repetitive.	3 Details from personal experiences are used to back up your claim.	4 Specific details from personal experiences are used to back up your claims throughout the letter. Contextual information is included without being redundant.
Structure	1 Writing did not have the look of a "letter" and was not a page long.	2 Writing either did not look like a "letter" or was not a page long.	3 Writing was in the letter format and was the correct length of one page.	4 Writing was in complete "letter" format and was longer than one page.
Conventions	1 Errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation prevent the reader from fully understanding the writing.	2 Errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation sometimes interferes with the reader's abililty to understand.	3 Any errors in grammer, spelling or punctuation do not interfere with the reader's ability to understand the writing.	4 Almost no errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation. None of those erros interfere with reader's ability to understand the writing.