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First Semester Business letter Writing 
First Semester Business letter Writing
Rubric Code: TXBW84W
By jkallister
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric First Semester Narrative Writing
  Insufficient Evidence

0 pts

Minimally Proficient

1 pts

Progressing

2 pts

Proficient

3 pts

Exceeding

4 pts

Organization

Insufficient Evidence

Not enough evidence (work) to determine proficiency.


The student has not done work in this area.
Minimally Proficient

•Several noticeable errors in use of correct business letter format (heading,
greeting,
introduction,
body,
closure,
signature,
Progressing

•Some noticeable errors in use of correct business letter format (heading,
greeting,
introduction,
body,
closure,
signature,
Proficient

Mostly uses
correct business letter format
(heading,
greeting,
introduction,
body,
closure,
signature)
Exceeding

• Accurately uses
all correct business letter format
(heading,
greeting,
introduction,
body,
closure,
signature)
Content

Insufficient Evidence

Not enough evidence (work) to determine proficiency.

The student has not done work in this area.
Minimally Proficient

•Purpose of letter is unclear
•Main idea is not supported by explanations or facts
•Letter rambles; hard to follow or understand
•Tone is inappropriate for intended audience
Progressing

•Purpose of letter is unclear
•More explanations or facts need to be used to support the main idea
•Hard to follow
•Tone is too formal or too informal for intended audience
Proficient

•Letter clearly states the purpose
•Some explanations or facts used to support the main idea
•Somewhat hard to follow
•Tone is generally appropriate for intended audience
Exceeding

•Letter clearly states the purpose
•Appropriate explanations or facts used to support the main idea
•Easy to follow
•Tone is appropriate for intended audience
Appearance

Insufficient Evidence

Not enough evidence (work) to determine proficiency.

The student has not done work in this area.
Minimally Proficient

•Letter not typed; wrong format used
and/or hard to read
Progressing

•Letter not typed;
letter typed but
wrong format used
and/or is hard to read
Proficient

•Letter is typed;
mostly correct format used,
is easy to read and uses correct fonts, and sizing.
Exceeding

•Letter is typed;
correct format used,
is easy to read,
uses fonts,
and sizing to enhance structure of the letter.
Writing Process

Insufficient Evidence

Not enough evidence (work) to determine proficiency.

The student has not done work in this area.
Minimally Proficient

The student attempts to develop a plan but lacks organization or a clear purpose.

The student is attempting to develop a draft (but not complete).

The student makes 1-2 modifications to words or sentences to clarify meaning within the draft or modifies the plan.
Progressing

The student develops, and maintains a record of a plan but the organization or purpose is unclear.

The student analyzes pre-writing to develop a draft, but may be off topic or lack details.

The student makes 3-6 modifications to words, sentences, and paragraphs to clarify meaning within the draft.
Proficient

The student develops, organizes, and maintains a record of a plan with a clear purpose.

The student analyzes pre-writing to develop a draft on topic with supporting details.

The student makes 7-10 modifications to words, sentences, or paragraphs to clarify meaning within the draft.
Exceeding

The student selects an appropriate planning tool to develop, organize, and maintain a plan with a clear purpose

The student analyzes and revises pre-writing to develop a draft on topic with supporting details.

The student makes 10 or more modifications to words, sentences, or paragraphs to clarify meaning within the draft.
Conventions

Insufficient Evidence

Not enough evidence (work) to determine proficiency.

The student has not done work in this area.
Minimally Proficient

The student attempts to utilize beginning capitalization and end punctuation but errors make the writing difficult to understand.
Progressing

The student utilizes beginning capitalization, capitalization of proper nouns, and end punctuation but with many errors.
Proficient

The student utilizes correct beginning capitalization, capitalization of proper nouns, and end punctuation with few errors.
Exceeding

The student utilizes correct beginning capitalization, capitalization of proper nouns, end punctuation and begins to use internal punctuation with 1 or less error.




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