Name:__________________________

Grade:__________________________

Outstanding Good Satisfactory Need Improvement Score

Category
(10 – 9.5) (9.4 – 8.0) (7.9 – 6.5) (< 6.0)

Writes all five parts of a
Parts of a
friendly letter.
Letter
(Date, Greeting, Body,
Closing, Signature)
Writes all five parts of Writes all five parts of a Writes all five parts of a
a friendly letter. friendly letter. friendly letter.
(Date, Greeting, Body, (Date, Greeting, Body, (Date, Greeting, Body,
Closing, Signature) Closing, Signature) Closing, Signature)

Margins are present on all

four sides and text is
visually centered on top all four sides. Text is not
Presentation
and bottom. Spacing
follows correct friendly
letter format with spaces
between paragraphs.
Excellent punctuation,
grammar, and spelling with
Conventions
less than five errors
Margins are present on
centered. Spacing
follows correct friendly
letter format.
Very good punctuation,
grammar, and spelling
with less than seven
errors
Margins are present on
all four sides. Text is not
centered. Spacing has 1-3
errors
Punctuation, grammar,
and spelling slightly
distract the reader. There
are ten errors or less
Margins are present on
all four sides. Spacing has
four or more errors
Punctuation, grammar,
and spelling significantly
distract the reader. There
are more than ten errors

Message stated is clear,

Message is not focused.
precise, and shows insight. Message is mostly clear.
Ideas wander. The reader
Content Letter is three or more Letter is one paragraph in
Message is clear. Letter may have to infer at
paragraphs. Letter length. The reader slightly
is two paragraphs times
encourages a response have to infer
from the reader

Total

LETTER WRITING RUBRIC

Cognitive Rubric

Psychomotoric Rubric

Aspects Criteria
Score
86-100 70-85 46-69 10-45
Production/Effort Uses class time to the Uses class time for Has difficulty focusing Hardly evidences
max. Always on task. work but is sometimes on the project much of caring about quality of
Time and effort are distracted by others. the time. Easily the work. No
evident the execution Work falls short distracted by others. additional effort is
of the piece. excellence. noted than to
complete it.
Cooperation Always participates in Sometimes Very rarely participate Does not participate in
discussion and always participates in in discussion and only discussion and gives
gives ideas for the discussion and gives gives a little ideas for any ideas
letter writing some ideas for the the letter writing
letter writing
Banded Score
Affective Rubric

Criteria Score
Aspects Partially Meet the
Exceed the Standard Meet the Standard Need Improvement
Standard
(90-100) 75-89 55-60
60-74
Planning Student compiles a Student compiles a Student compiles a Student does not
complete draft (start draft with some draft with a little compile the planning
from the information informations that will informations that will for his/her letter
that will be written, be used for the letter be used for the letter
beginning and closing
statement, and also
arranging the body of
the letter)

Materials Bring all the Bring 1-2 necessary Only bring one out of Does not bring all the
necessary tools and tools and materials in the necessary tools and necessary tools and
materials (dictionary, the test day materials in the test materials
draft, and laptop) in day
the test day

Banded Score