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Letter to the Editor Letter to the Editor Rubric Code: Y4598X By emmeyeargin Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Journalism Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Editorial
	Fair 10 pts	Good 15 pts	Excellent 20 pts
1 Intro	Fair The writer does not present a reason for writing the letter.	Good This writer presents a reason for writing to the editor but does not make it perfectly clear.	Excellent The writer presents a clear reason for writing to the editor.
2 Opinion	Fair This letter has an opinion which is somewhat confusing.	Good This letter has an opinion that could be stated more clearly using better wording.	Excellent This letter has a clearly stated opinion toward the beginning of the article.
3 Structure	Fair The reasons are not necessarily written in distinct paragraphs.	Good Each reason is written in separate paragraphs, but not necessarily with a topic sentence.	Excellent Each reason is written with a topic sentence an is in a separate paragraph.
4 Ending	Fair The writer ends the article giving a recommendation for the reader to take action without a reason for the recommendation.	Good The writer ends the article giving a recommendation for the reader to take action with only one reason for the recommendation.	Excellent The writer ends the article giving a specific recommendation for the reader to take action and the reasons for the recommendation.
5 Grammar	Fair More than five errors in grammar.	Good three or four errors in grammar	Excellent The letter contains one-two grammatical errors.