4 

3 

2 

1 

Sentences 

All sentences are complete, well-constructed (no ragments, run-ons) and of varied structure. 

All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons). 

Most sentences are complete and well-constructed. 

Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences. 

Capitalization and Punctuation 

Writer makes no errors in capitalization and punctuation. 

Writer makes 1-2 errors in capitalization and punctuation. 

Writer makes 3-4 errors in capitalization and punctuation. 

Writer makes more than 4 errors in capitalization and punctuation. 

Ideas 

Ideas were expressed in a clear and organized fashion. It was easy to figure out what the letter was about. 

Ideas were expressed in a pretty clear manner, but the organziation could have been better. 

Ideas were somewhat organized, but were not very clear. It took more than one reading to figure out what the letter was about. 

The letter seemed to be a collection of unrelated sentences. It was very difficult to figure out what the letter was about. 

Format 

Complies with all the requirements for a friendly letter. 

Complies with almost all the requirements for a friendly letter. 

Complies with several of the requirements for a friendly letter. 

Complies with less than 75% of the requirements for a friendly letter. 

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.