Skip to main content
sign in
Username
Password
forgot?
Sign up
Share
help_outline
help
Pricing
Request Info
Please enable JavaScript on your web browser
menu
iRubric: Formal Persuasive Letter rubric
find rubric
Your browser does not support iframes.
edit
print
share
Copy to my rubrics
Bookmark
test run
assess...
delete
Do more...
Formal Persuasive Letter
Formal Persuasive Letter
Write a formal persuasive letter to a government representative or NGO explaining why your cause is worthy of breaking away from the status quo on a real life issue.
Rubric Code:
Y58B4B
By
jlc911s
Ready to use
Public Rubric
Subject:
Communication
Type:
Project
Grade Levels:
6-8
Your browser does not support iframes.
Desktop Mode
Mobile Mode
Persuasive Letter
Poor
5 pts
Basic
10 pts
Proficient
15 pts
Advanced
20 pts
Call To Action
Poor
May provide a weak or unrealistic call to action that is related to the cause.
Provides an idea, with limited description, that is not persuasive.
Basic
Provides a debatably realistic or appropriate call to action that is related to the cause.
Provides simple ideas, with some description, to persuade the reader.
Proficient
Provides an appropriate call to action that is related to the cause.
Provides clear ideas, with appropriate description, to persuade the reader
Advanced
Provides a meaningful call to action that is responsive to the cause.
Provides a complex idea, with vivid description, to persuade the reader.
Tone and Focus: Aware of Audience
Poor
Demonstrates a lack of tone and focus related to the supposed audience or lacking audience awareness.
Basic
Demonstrates an inconsistent tone and focus related to the audience.
Proficient
Consistent tone and focus with a general sense of audience.
Advanced
Consistent tone and focus and demonstrates a clear sense of audience.
Language and Conventions
Poor
Contains many errors in conventions that interfere with reader's understanding and uses limited vocabulary.
Basic
Contains several errors in conventions and uses basic and predictable language.
Proficient
Contains some errors in conventions but they do not interfere with reader's understanding. Provides some precise language.
Advanced
Contains few, if any, errors in conventions. Provides precise and appropriate language.
Date, Greeting, and Closing
Poor
Date omitted.
No or improper greeting/salutation
Name is not capitalized
Comma after name is omitted
Omits or misplaces proper closing
Omits or misplaces signature
Basic
Missing two components
Proficient
Missing one component
Advanced
Date included
Proper greeting/salutation
Name capitalized
Comma after name
Proper closing
Comma after closing
Signature included
Opening and Closing Sentences
Poor
No opening sentence.
No concluding sentence.
Basic
Basic opening that doesn't inspire my reader to continue reading.
Concluding sentence does not relate to the purpose of the letter.
Proficient
Good opening sentence that makes my reader want to keep reading what I have to say.
Concluding sentence restates why I am writing the letter.
Advanced
Great opening sentence that captures reader's attention and instills a desire to keep reading what I have to say.
Concluding sentence restates the purpose of the letter in a powerful, creative and interesting way.
Subjects:
Communication
English
Types:
Project
Discuss this rubric
You may also be interested in:
More rubrics by this author
More Communication rubrics
More Project rubrics
Do more with this rubric:
Preview
Preview this rubric.
Edit
Modify this rubric.
Copy
Make a copy of this rubric and begin editing the copy.
Print
Show a printable version of this rubric.
Categorize
Add this rubric to multiple categories.
Bookmark
Bookmark this rubric for future reference.
Assess
Test run
Test this rubric or perform an ad-hoc assessment.
Grade
Build a gradebook to assess students.
Collaborate
Apply this rubric to any object and invite others to assess.
Share
Publish
Link, embed, and showcase your rubrics on your website.
Email
Email this rubric to a friend.
Discuss
Discuss this rubric with other members.
Do more with rubrics than ever imagined possible.
Only with iRubric
tm
.
Copyright © 2024
Reazon Systems, Inc.
All rights reserved.
n60
Your browser does not support iframes.
Your browser does not support iframes.
Your browser does not support iframes.