Criteria

3 points

2 points

1 point

0 points

Letter Format:

Proper:

• heading
• salutation
• signature
• closing
• paragraph indention
• correct person

(W3E, CA4, 2.1, 2.6)

 Correctly uses all components of letter format.

Correctly uses at 5-6 components of letter format.

Correctly uses 3-4 components of letter format.

Fewer than 3 components used correctly.

Audience

(W3E, 2.1, 2.6)

Letter appropriately address intended audience

Effort has been made to address an audience; some inconsistencies in tone may appear

Audience is not considered; no attempt to identify or address audience

Incomplete

Active Voice

(W2F, CA4, 2.1)

The majority of sentences are written in active voice

Some inconsistencies in using active voice may occur.  There may be some problem with sentence structure.

Little attempt to write in active voice has been made. Or many incomplete sentences.

Incomplete