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7th Grade Letter to a Publisher Persuasive Letter Assignment Rubric Code: E25W62 By amkelly0521 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Publisher Letter
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Parts of the letter	Poor My letter is missing 5 missing components.	Fair My letter is typed with 3 or 4 missing components.	Good My letter is typed with 1 or 2 missing components.	Excellent My letter is typed correctly with my return address, the publisher's address, a date, a salutation, body, and closing.
Interesting Lead (opening) Introduction to book	Poor I have no opening or introduction to my letter. I just jump right in to the details.	Fair I have an okay opening, but it doesn't really make my reader want to keep reading to find out what I have to say.	Good I have a good opening to my letter. My reader will want to keep reading to find out what I have to say.	Excellent I have a great opening to my letter. It captures my reader's attention and makes him/her want to keep reading to find out what I have to say.
Supporting detail (summary of book)	Poor I have little or no supporting detail in my letter. Much more is needed to make this letter interesting.	Fair I have some supporting detail in my letter. I need some more to make the letter more interesting and convincing.	Good I have enough supporting detail in my letter. It is interesting and convincing.	Excellent I have a great amount of supporting detail in my letter that makes it very interesting, convincing and creative.
Conclusion (ending) Reiteration of introduction	Poor I have no conclusion to my letter. I have left my reader with unanswered questions.	Fair I have a conclusion, but it doesn't clearly end my letter. My reader is left somewhat confused.	Good I have a good conclusion to my letter. My reader is left with a clear understanding of my stand on this issue.	Excellent My conclusion is just right. My reader is clear about my stand on this issue by the end of my letter.
Spelling	Poor I have more than 5 errors in spelling.	Fair I have 3 or 4 errors in spelling.	Good I have 1 or 2 errors in spelling.	Excellent I have no errors in spelling. It's perfect!!
Grammar	Poor I have 5 or more errors in grammar and punctuation.	Fair I have 3 or 4 errors in grammar and punctuation.	Good I have 1 or 2 errors in grammar and punctuation.	Excellent I have no errors in grammar or punctuation.
Timeliness of Report	Poor Book report handed in 3 or more days late.	Fair Book report handed in 2 days late.	Good Book report handed in 1 day late.	Excellent Book report handed in on time.