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Letter-Writing : Persuasive Letter

Teacher Name: C Lassalle

Student Name: ________________________________________

Date: _______________________________________

CATEGORY 4 Excellent 3 Very Good 2 Good 1 Needs Improvement

Ideas Ideas were Ideas were Ideas were The letter seemed to be a
expressed in a expressed in a somewhat collection of unrelated sentences.
clear and pretty clear organized, but It was very difficult to figure out
organized manner, but the were not very what the letter was about.
fashion. It was organization could clear. It took
easy to figure have been better. more than one
out what the reading to
letter was about. figure out what
the letter was
about.
Facts/Opinions Ideas were fully Ideas were Ideas were Ideas were supported with
supported by supported by facts supported with opinions and it was clear that the
facts and it was and it was possible some facts but writer did not consider the
evident that the that the writer mostly opinions rebuttal.
writer thought thought about and writer did
about rebuttal rebuttal (con not fully think
(con opinions). opinions). out possible
rebuttals.
Persuasive A variety of more More than 4 More than 2 Either no or just 1 persuasive
Language than 4 persuasive words persuasive words were used.
persuasive were used but words were
words were used some repeated. used.
in letter.

Format Complies with all Complies with Complies with Complies with less than 75% of
the requirements almost all the several of the the requirements for a friendly
for a friendly requirements for a requirements letter.
letter. (date, friendly letter. for a friendly
greeting, body, letter.
closing, and
signature are
included in letter)
Capitalization and Writer makes no Writer makes 1-2 Writer makes Writer makes more than 4 errors
Punctuation errors in errors in 3-4 errors in in capitalization and punctuation.
capitalization capitalization and capitalization
and punctuation. punctuation. and
punctuation.

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