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Opinion Letter Opinion Letter Opinion Letter on one topic, include a sentence showing the students opinion, 2 reasons to support it and a conclusion sentence. Also includes a salutation and closing with signature Rubric Code: C23XA27 By rennylove Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Opinion Letter
	4 4 pts	3 3 pts	2 2 pts	1 1 pts
Focus	4 Strongly and clearly states a personal opinion. Clearly identifies the issue through out the paragraph.	3 A personal opinion is stated. The issue being addressed is stated.	2 A personal opinion is not stated clearly. The issue addressed is not clear.	1 Personal opinion is not stated. The issue to be addressed is not stated.
Reasons / Support	4 Includes 2 reasons for choice. Each reason is written in a separate sentence.	3 Includes 2 reasons for choice but each fact is written combined into one sentence.	2 Includes 1 reason for choice. It is written in a separate sentence.	1 No reasons or facts have been included.
Letter Format	4 Includes a proper greeting and closing with correct formatting and indention	3 Includes a greeting and closing with less than 3 errors in formatting.	2 Includes a greeting OR a closing but not both with less than 2 formatting errors.	1 Does not include a greeting or a closing with proper formatting.
Grammar	4 Contains 0-2 spelling or grammatical errors.	3 May contain 3-4 spelling or grammatical errors, but they do not interfere with meaning.	2 Contains multiple spelling or grammatical errors / meaning may be unclear because of errors.	1 Multiple spelling or grammatical errors interferes with meaning and requires significant editing.
Mechanics	4 Contains 0-2 punctuation or capitalization errors.	3 May contain 3-4 punctuation or capitalization errors	2 Contains multiple punctuation or capitalization errors. Sentence and paragraph structure is inconsistent. May contain some fragments and / or run on sentences.	1 Multiple punctuation or capitalization errors which interferes with meaning and requires significant editing. Little or no evidence of sentence or paragraph structure.