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Persuasive Letter Rubric Write a letter to a talk show host convincing the person to include this book in his or her book club. Be sure to include information about the plot in your letter. Rubric Code: S76893 By melissaholtz Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Education Type: Reading Grade Levels: 6-8

Persuasive Letter Rubric
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Exceptional 4 pts
Opening Statement	Poor Personal opinion is not easily understood with no reference to the book.	Fair Personal opinion is not clearly stated. Little or no reference to the book.	Good Clearly states personal opinion. Some references to the book are present.	Exceptional Strongly and clearly stated personal opinion. Clearly identifies references from the book.
Supporting Details	Poor Provides little or no support of the opinion	Fair Provides 1 detail, reason, and/or example from the story plot in support of the opinion.	Good Provides 2 details, reason, and/or examples from the story plot in support of the opinion.	Exceptional Provides 3 or more details, reasons, and/or examples from the story plot that strongly support the opinion.
Tone/Language	Poor Language and tone of letter is unclear and lacks description.	Fair Chooses some words that are clear and descriptive. Lacks consistent persuasive tone.	Good Chooses some words that are clear and descriptive. Demonstrates a persuasive tone in parts of the letter.	Exceptional Chooses words that are clear, descriptive, and accurate. Maintains consistent persuasive tone throughout the letter.
Format/Organization	Poor Little or no evidence of sentence or paragraph structure.	Fair Sentence and paragraph structure is inconsistent.	Good Sentence and paragraph structure is generally correct.	Exceptional Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-written, and varied.
Concluding Statement	Poor Concluding statement makes no reference to personal opinion to convince talk show host to use this book.	Fair Concluding statement is a weak summary of personal opinion to convince talk show host to use this book.	Good Summarizes personal opinion in a concluding statement that convinces talk show host to use this book.	Exceptional Summarizes personal opinion in a strong concluding statement that convinces talk show host to use this book.
Basic Writing Conventions	Poor Contains many punctuation, spelling, and/or grammatical errors that make the piece illegible.	Fair Contains many punctuation, spelling, and/or grammatical errors that interfere with meaning.	Good Contains several punctuation, spelling, and/or grammatical errors that do not interfere with meaning.	Exceptional Contains few, if any, punctuation, spelling, and/or grammatical errors.

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