iRubric: E-Mail Messages and Letters Grading Rubric

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E-Mail Messages and Letters Grading Rubric

Students were asked to choose one task among three provided wherein they write e-mail messages or letters. Each task involved the same scenario but addresses two different audiences. In the process of writing their messages, students will need to think about audience, purpose, and language use. They will determine whether Internet abbreviations are appropriate, and if so, which abbreviations are appropriate.

Rubric Code: D955C9

By educamandabrown

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Subject: English

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8

E-Mail Messages and Letters
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Satisfactory 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Audience Awareness	Excellent Excellent and appropriate audience awareness	Good Some audience awareness demonstrated	Satisfactory Needs more audience awareness	Needs Improvement Little or no audience awareness demonstrated
Ideas	Excellent Ideas were expressed in a clear and organized fashion. It would be easy for the reader to figure out what the letter was about.	Good Ideas were expressed in a pretty clear manner, but the organization could have been better.	Satisfactory Ideas were somewhat organized, but were not very clear and there were sections that didn’t make sense. It took more than one reading to figure out what the letter was about.	Needs Improvement The message seemed to be a collection of unrelated sentences and information. It was very difficult to figure out what the message was about.
Word Choice	Excellent Uses vivid words and phrases, and the choice and placement of the words seems accurate, natural and not forced.	Good Uses vivid words and phrases, but the words are occasionally used inaccurately or seem overdone.	Satisfactory Uses words that communicate clearly, but the writing lacks variety, punch or flair.	Needs Improvement Uses a limited vocabulary that does not communicate strongly or capture the reader's interest. Jargon, unclear abbreviations, or cliches may be present and detract from the meaning.
Grammar, mechanics, & spelling	Excellent Makes no errors in grammar, mechanics, or spelling.	Good Makes 1-2 errors in grammar, mechanics, and/or spelling.	Satisfactory Makes 3-4 errors in grammar mechanics, and/or spelling	Needs Improvement Makes more than 4 errors in grammar, mechanics, and/or spelling.