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Business Letter

Students will write a business letter voicing their opinions about various topics.

Rubric Code: Q458B3

By kmccaslin

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Missing 0 pts	Poor 1 pts	Satisfactory 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Format	Missing Student did not follow the format provided at all.	Poor Student somewhat followed the format provided : heading, inside address, salutation, body, and closing/signature.	Satisfactory Student mostly followed the format provided: heading, inside address, salutation, body, and closing/signature.	Good Student followed the format provided completely: heading, inside address, salutation, body, and closing/signature.
Body of letter	Missing Less than 8-10 sentences OR contains less than three supporting details for the issue/opinion.	Poor 8-10 sentences that are not well-developed and/or weak supporting details for the issue/opinion.	Satisfactory 8-10 sentences that are somewhat well-developed, a variety of sentences, and offer three supporting details for the issue/opinion.	Good 8-10 sentences that are well-developed, a variety of sentences, and offer three good supporting details for the issue/opinion.
Other information for body	Missing Student omits three or more of the following: who she/he is in opening, states the issue, incorporates one common argument, and concludes with the most important thought or recommendation.	Poor Student omits two of the following: who she/he is in opening, states the issue, incorporates one common argument, and concludes with the most important thought or recommendation.	Satisfactory Student omits one of the following: who she/he is in opening, states the issue, incorporates one common argument, and concludes with the most important thought or recommendation.	Good Student includes all of the following: who she/he is in opening, states the issue, incorporates one common argument, and concludes with the most important thought or recommendation.
Mechanics	Missing Student has more than 8 punctuation, capitalization, spelling, or sentence-structure errors.	Poor Student has 5-8 punctuation, capitalization, spelling, or sentence-structure errors.	Satisfactory Student has 1-4 punctuation, capitalization, spelling, or sentence-structure errors.	Good Student uses correct punctuation, spelling, sentence-structure, and capitalization skills.
Materials	Missing Student is missing more than two of the following: planning worksheet, peer editing worksheet, rough draft, final draft, or rubric.	Poor Student is missing one of the following: planning worksheet, peer editing worksheet, rough draft, final draft, and rubric.	Satisfactory Student turned in mostly completed the following: planning worksheet, peer editing worksheet, rough draft, final draft, and rubric.	Good Student turned in completed forms of all of the following: planning worksheet, peer editing worksheet, rough draft, final draft, and rubric.

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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