Friendly Letter Unit Rubric

Criteria	Topic/Idea	Friendly Letter Paragraphs	Language	Writing Conventions	Neatness
4	Rich Topic/ Idea Development with cohesive supporting details with background and solution.	Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-written, varied sentence structure and vocabulary.	Effective use of Language	No spelling or punctuation mistakes	Legibly handwritten or typed with no distracting errors.
3	Developed topic but missing background or solution	All sentences are complete and well written with no fragments or run-ons. Paragraphing is generally well done.	Appropriate use of language	2-3 errors in capitalization or punctuation in body of letter that do not interfere in meaning.	Legibly written, easy to read with 1-2 distracting errors.
2	Developed topic but missing background and solution	Most sentences are complete and well written. Paragraphs are unorganized.	Simplistic Language	Several errors in grammar or spelling in body of letter that interfere in meaning.	Several distracting errors that make portions difficult to read.
1	No topic development, background, or solution.	Many sentence fragments or run on sentences.  No evidence of paragraphing	Little awareness of audience and or task.	Several distracting errors that make portions difficult to read.	Many distracting errors making it illegible.

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