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Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-constructed and of varied structure.
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All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons). Paragraphing is generally done well.
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Most sentences are complete and well-constructed. Paragraphing needs some work.
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Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work.
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Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling.
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Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling.
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Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling
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Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling.
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Ideas were expressed in a clear and organized fashion. It was easy to figure out what the letter was about.
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Ideas were expressed in a pretty clear manner, but the organziation could have been better.
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Ideas were somewhat organized, but were not very clear. It took more than one reading to figure out what the letter was about.
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The letter seemed to be a collection of unrelated sentences. It was very difficult to figure out what the letter was about.
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The letter is 10 or more sentences.
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The letter is 8-9 sentences.
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The letter is 5-7 sentences.
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The letter is less than 5 sentences.
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Writer makes no errors in capitalization and punctuation.
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Writer makes 1-2 errors in capitalization and punctuation.
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Writer makes 3-4 errors in capitalization and punctuation.
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Writer makes more than 4 errors in capitalization and punctuation.
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