Persuasive Letter Rubric

Student Name: _____________________________ Period: _________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Salutation and Salutation and Salutation and Salutation and Salutation and/or
Closing closing have no closing have 1-2 closing have 3 or closing are
errors in errors in more errors in missing.
capitalization and capitalization and capitalization
punctuation. punctuation. and punctuation.

Sentences & Sentences and All sentences are Most sentences Many sentence
Paragraphs paragraphs are complete and are complete and fragments or run-
complete, well- well-constructed, well-constructed. on sentences OR
constructed, of paragraphs are Paragraphing paragraphing
varied structure, generally done needs some needs lots of work.
and meet 500 well, and the 500 work. The 500 There are less than
word word requirement word 400 words.
requirement. is met. requirement was
not met.
Grammar & Writer makes no Writer makes 1-2 Writer makes 3- Writer makes
spelling errors in errors in 4 errors in more than 4 errors
grammar or grammar and/or grammar and/or in grammar
spelling. spelling. spelling and/or spelling.

Ideas Ideas were Ideas were Ideas were The letter seemed
expressed in a expressed in a
somewhat to be a collection
clear and pretty clear organized, but of unrelated
organized manner, but the
were not very sentences. It was
fashion. It was organziation clear. It took very difficult to
easy to figure out could have been
more than one figure out what
what the letter better. reading to figure the letter was
was about. out what the about.
letter was about.
Content Accuracy The letter The letter The letter The letter lacks
contains at least contains at least contains at least both arguments
three arguments two arguments one argument and supporting
with at least two with at least two with at least one facts.
facts to support facts to support fact to support
the arguments. the arguments. the argument.
Counterarguments The letter shows The letter shows The letter shows The letter shows
examples of three examples of two examples of one no addressing of
counterarguments counterarguments counterargument counterarguments.
addressed. addressed. addressed.

For the remaining 6 points:

points:
you must email your letter to Ms. Brown at apotropaic.spirit@gmail.com by the night of
Friday, March 27th.