Letter-Writing : College Solicitation Letter

Teacher Name: Ms. Ballard Renaissance Middle School

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Sentences & Sentences and All sentences are Most sentences are Many sentence
Paragraphs paragraphs are complete and well- complete and well- fragments or run-on
complete, well- constructed (no constructed. sentences OR
constructed and of fragments, no run- Paragraphing needs paragraphing needs
varied structure. ons). Paragraphing some work. lots of work.
is generally done
well.

Salutation and Salutation and Salutation and Salutation and Salutation and/or
Closing closing have no closing have 1-2 closing have 3 or closing are missing.
errors in errors in more errors in
capitalization and capitalization and capitalization and
punctuation. punctuation. punctuation.

Grammar & Writer makes no Writer makes 1-2 Writer makes 3-4 Writer makes more
spelling errors in grammar or errors in grammar errors in grammar than 4 errors in
spelling. and/or spelling. and/or spelling grammar and/or
(conventions) spelling.

Length The letter is 10 or The letter is 8-9 The letter is 5-7 The letter is less
more sentences. sentences. sentences. than 5 sentences.

Neatness Letter is typed, Letter is neatly hand- Letter is typed and is Letter is typed and
clean, not wrinkled, written, clean, not crumpled or slightly looks like it had been
and is easy to read wrinkled, and is easy stained. It may have shoved in a pocket
with no distracting to read with no 1-2 distracting error or locker. It may
error corrections. It distracting error corrections. It was have several
was done with pride. corrections. It was done with some distracting error
done with care. care. corrections. It looks
like it was done in a
hurry or stored
improperly.