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Friendly Letter Writing Rubric 
Write a friendly letter . Remember to correctly use and punctuate all the parts of the friendly letter.
Rubric Code: TX2XBXW
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8

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  Excellent

2 pts

Good

1 pts

Fair

0 pts

Heading
2 pts

Excellent

You included Robert Smalls International Academy address and it is in the proper place. The date is written correctly as well.
Good

You included your address but with mistakes in format.

The date is written correctly but possibly not in the proper place.
Fair

There is no date or address included in this friendly letter.
Greeting
2 pts

Excellent

A proper greeting is used in the correct place. The name has proper capitalization. The comma is in the correct place.
Good

Missing one or two of the following:
*Proper greeting is used
*Greeting in right place
*Correct capitalization
*Comma used correctly
Fair

Missing three or more of the following:
*Proper greeting is used
*Greeting in right place
*Correct capitalization
*Comma used correctly
Body
6 pts

Excellent

You wrote fourparagraphs for the letter, describing you, your family life, your favorite hobbies, and described the M&M activity. The letter stays on topic and makes sense.
Good

Missing one of the following:
- four paragraphs for the letter
-describing you
-describing family life
-your favorite hobbies
-m&M activity
The letter stays on topic and makes sense.
Fair

Missing one of the following:
- four paragraphs for the letter
-describing you
-describing family life
-your favorite hobbies
-m&M activity
The letter stays on topic and makes sense
Word Choice
6 pts

Excellent

You used words in a variety. You did not say: like, favorite is, am, was, were over and over. You added at least 5 words that are descriptive.
Good

You used words in a variety. You did not say: like, favorite is, am, was, were over and over. You added at least 3 words that are descriptive.
Fair

You used words in a variety. You did not say: like, favorite is, am, was, were over and over. You added less than 3 words that are descriptive.
Punctuation, Spelling, and Capitali
3 pts

Excellent

All proper capitalization and punctuation is used with two or less spelling errors.
Good

Most proper capitalization and punctuation is used with 3-5 spelling errors.
Fair

Many sentences are not punctuated and capitalization is not used with more than 5 spelling errors.
Indenting
2 pts

Excellent

All paragraphs have been indented correctly.
Good

One paragraph was indented correctly and the others were not.
Fair

None of the paragraphs were indented correctly.



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