CATEGORY

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Sentences & Paragraphs

Sentences and paragraphs are complete. Uses adjectives for personal descriptions within letter.

All sentences but one are complete.

Most sentences are complete and well-constructed.

Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences. Does not use adjectives for personal descriptions.

Salutation and Closing

Salutation and closing have no errors in capitalization and punctuation.

Salutation and closing have 1-2 errors in capitalization and punctuation.

Salutation and closing have 3 or more errors in capitalization and punctuation.

Salutation and/or closing are missing.

Grammar & spelling (conventions)

Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling.

Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling.

Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling

Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling.

Length

The letter is 10 or more sentences. The letter has 3 questions.

The letter is 8-9 sentences.

The letter is 5-7 sentences.

The letter is less than 5 sentences.

Capitalization and Punctuation

Writer makes no errors in capitalization, accent marks and punctuation.

Writer makes 1-2 errors in capitalization, accent marks and punctuation.

Writer makes 3-4 errors in capitalization, accent marks and punctuation.

Writer makes more than 4 errors in capitalization, accent marks and punctuation.

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