Letter to the Editor Rubric
Exceeds Meets Partially
Meets Not Meet
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Organization:
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Work exhibits careful planning by use of the graphic
organizer. Supporting arguments are organized using a descending order or
importance.
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Work exhibits evidence of planning with graphic organizer
and a descending order of importance.
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Work exhibits some evidence of planning, but could use
improvement. Details are not in descending order of importance.
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Work exhibits little evidence of planning.
Lacks entirely, misuses, or offers poor supporting details
without any specific order.
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Supporting evidence:
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Supporting evidence demonstrates comprehensive
understanding of the bill and is relevant.
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Supporting evidence demonstrates a good, if not thorough,
understanding and is mostly relevant.
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Evidence has little to do with bill.
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Evidence is arbitrary, irrelevant.
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Revision:
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All comments are taken into consideration. Student has
substantially revised by rearranging, re-writing, and clarifying sentence
structure.
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Some comments have been taken into consideration. Revision
includes clarifying and rearranging.
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Some comments have been taken into consideration, but
revision was mostly limited to correcting grammatical errors.
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Little evidence of revision. Letter still has grammatical
errors and comments were ignored.
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Style / tone:
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Artful and sustained awareness of audience
throughout the paper.
The writer’s tone suits the audience and enhances
the paper’s purpose; it may surprise or delight.
Sentence structure varies according to the content,
purpose, and audience.
Sentences are consistently clear, logical, and
enjoyable to read.
Word choice is precise, artful, and appropriate to
the writing task.
The writer may take risks with word choices, and
they successfully enhance style.*
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Sustained awareness of audience throughout the
paper
The writer’s tone suits the audience and
complements the paper’s purpose
Sentence structure varies according to the content,
purpose, and audience.
Sentences are consistently clear, logical, and
Readable.
Word choice is precise, interesting, and appropriate
to the writing task.
Although some words may be incorrect or
inappropriate, the error comes from taking risks to
enhance style.*
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Awareness of audience in the majority of the paper.
The tone, though generally consistent, at times
appears inappropriate to the writer’s audience and
purpose.
Sentences are varied in structure and only
occasionally choppy or repetitive.
Sentences are generally clear, logical, and readable.
Writer demonstrates general control over word
choice, which is usually appropriate to the writing
task.
Some words may be incorrect, vague, or
Inappropriate.*
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Minimal or no awareness of audience or purpose.
The writer’s tone frequently appears inappropriate
to the purpose and audience.
Sentences tend to be basic, choppy, or structurally
Repetitive.
Many words are incorrect, vague, or inappropriate.*
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