Rubric
Rubric
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Sentences &
Paragraphs
Sentences and
paragraphs are
complete, wellconstructed and
of varied
structure.
Most sentences
are complete and
well-constructed.
Paragraphing
needs some
work.
Many sentence
fragments or runon sentences OR
paragraphing
needs lots of
work.
Grammar &
spelling
(conventions)
Writer makes no
errors in
grammar or
spelling.
Writer makes
more than 4
errors in
grammar and/or
spelling.
Ideas
Ideas were
expressed in a
clear and
organized
fashion. It was
easy to figure out
what the letter
was about.
Ideas were
expressed in a
pretty clear
manner, but the
organization
could have been
better.
Ideas were
somewhat
organized, but
were not very
clear. It took
more than one
reading to figure
out what the
letter was about.
Capitalization
and Punctuation
Writer makes no
errors in
capitalization and
punctuation.
Writer makes
more than 4
errors in
capitalization and
punctuation.