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iRubric: "Dear Congressman" Letter Grading Rubric

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"Dear Congressman" Letter Grading Rubric "Dear Congressman" Letter Grading Rubric Write a letter to your Congressman about a community nutrition topic of concern to you. You may submit via email, but all formatting components of a letter must be present. Rubric Code: WXB7248 By Jr2195 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Political Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

"Dear Congressman"
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Letter Introduction	Excellent The letter introduction includes all components: the Congressman's name, occupation (senator or House member), background of the Congressman student's name, student introduction, issue of concern.	Good The letter introduction is missing 1 of the components.	Fair The letter introduction is missing 2 of the components.	Needs Improvement The letter introduction is missing 3 or more components
Body (Content) of Letter	Excellent The student clearly supports his or her opinion about the issue of concern with at least 2 relevant reasons/examples.	Good The student somewhat clearly supports his or her opinion about the issue of concern with at least 1 relevant reason/example.	Fair The student somewhat unclearly supports his or her opinion about his or her issue of concern with at least 1 partially relevant reason/example.	Needs Improvement The student unclearly supports his or her opinion about his or her issue of concern with irrelevant reasons/examples or are missing.
Spelling and Grammar	Excellent The final draft contains no more than 1 spelling and/or grammar errors.	Good The final draft contains no more than 3 spelling and/or grammar errors.	Fair The final draft contains between 3 and 5 spelling and/or grammar errors.	Needs Improvement The final draft exceeds 5 spelling and/or grammar errors.
Format of Letter	Excellent Final draft includes formatting components for a letter: date, salutation, closing, signature and are completed correctly.	Good Final draft is missing 1 of the components and/or some components are completed incorrectly.	Fair Final draft is missing 2 components and/or most components are completed incorrectly.	Needs Improvement Final draft is missing 2 or more formatting components and/or all components are completed incorrectly.