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Persuasive Letter/Letter to the Artist Writing Rubric 
Persuasive Letter/Letter to the Artist Writing Rubric
Write a persuasive letter / Letter to the artist. Remember to correctly use and punctuate all the parts of the letter.
Rubric Code: S7A66W
By tdavenport
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Subject: Arts and Design  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Level 4

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Level 3

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Level 2

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Level 1

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Date and Greeting

Date
Greeting
Name capitalized
Comma after the name
Level 4

* Date included
* Proper greeting/salutation is used
* Name is capitalized
* Includes comma after the name
Level 3

Missing one component from the following:
* Date included
* Proper greeting/salutation
* Name is capitalized
* Comma after the name
Level 2

Missing two components from the following:
* Date included
* Proper greeting/salutation
* Name is capitalized
* Comma after the name
Level 1

* 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.
Level 4

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.
Level 3

Good opening sentence that makes my reader want to keep reading to find out what I say.
Level 2

Basic opening sentence that doesn't really make my reader want to keep reading to find out what I have to say.
Level 1

No opening sentence
Body

Provide 3-4 reasons
Level 4

Provides 3-4 complex ideas, with vivid description, to persuade the reader
Level 3

Provides 3 clear ideas, with appropriate description, to persuade the reader
Level 2

Provides 2-3 simple ideas, with some description, to persuade the reader
Level 1

Provides only 1 simple idea, with limited description, to persuade the reader
Concluding Sentence

Restates why you are writing the letter
Level 4

Concluding sentence restates why you are writing the letter in a powerful, creative, and interesting way
Level 3

Concluding sentence restates why you are writing the letter
Level 2

Concluding sentence does not relate to why you are writing the letter
Level 1

No concluding sentence
Closing

Proper closing
Comma after the closing
Signature under the closing
Level 4

* Proper closing and in the proper place
* Comma after closing
* Signature included and in the proper place
Level 3

Missing one component of the following:
* Proper closing
* Closing in the proper place
* Comma after closing
* Signature
* Signature in the proper place
Level 2

Missing two-three components of the following:
* Proper closing
* Closing in the proper place
* Comma after closing
* Signature
* Signature in the proper place
Level 1

* Omits proper closing or not in proper place
* Omits comma after closing
* Omits signature or not in right place
Conventions

Level 4

Paper contains hardly any capitalization, punctuation, grammar and/or spelling errors.
Level 3

Paper contains a few capitalization, punctuation, grammar and/or spelling errors.
Level 2

Paper contains some capitalization, punctuation, grammar and/or spelling errors.
Level 1

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





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