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Letter to the Editor Letter to the editor assignment for Letter Writing Unit Rubric Code: NX68465 By EMATeaches Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assessment Grade Levels: (none)

Letter to the Editor
	5 pts	4 pts	3 pts	2 pts	1 pts
Content Choice	5 Choice of topic is appropriate for the assignment and shows consideration and thought Content choice is strong, beneficial to the points made, and appropriate to the topic	4 Choice of topic is appropriate and shows consideration and thought Content choice is beneficial to the points made, and appropriate to the topic	3 Choice of topic is appropriate Content choice is somewhat beneficial to the points made and appropriate to the topic	2 Choice of topic is somewhat appropriate Content choice is not particularly beneficial to the points made, and is not always appropriate to the topic	1 Choice of topic is not appropriate Content choice is not appropriate
Audience	5 Author's letter is well written to appeal to the wide audience that a letter to the editor would have and does not include anything alienating or discriminating	4 Author's letter is written to appeal to the majority of the audience that a letter to the editor would have and does not include anything particularly alienating or discriminating	3 Author's letter is written to appeal to some of the audience that a letter to the editor would have, but does not fully consider the wide range of the audience. Does not include anything overly alienating or discriminating	2 Author's letter is not written to appeal to the wide audience a letter to the editor would have and may include some remarks or components that some would find alienating or discriminatory	1 Is not appropriate for the audience
Format	5 Follows correct format for a letter to the editor including salutation and closing with no mistakes	4 Follows correct format for a letter to the editor including salutation and closing with 2-3 mistakes	3 Follows the format for a letter to the editor, but is missing either salutation or closing and has 4-5 errors.	2 Attempts to follow the format for a letter to the editor but does not include	1 Follows no recognizable format
M.U.G.S.	5 Makes no errors in mechanics , usage, grammar, or spelling	4 Makes 1-2 errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling	3 Makes 3-4 errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling	2 Makes 5-6 errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling	1 Makes 7+ errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling