One State-Many Nations

Rubric: Letter-Writing: A Letter to Current Native American Leaders

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Sentences & Paragraphs Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-constructed and of varied structure. All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons). Paragraphing is generally done well. Most sentences are complete and well-constructed. Paragraphing needs some work. Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work.
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.
Questions Questions to leaders were expressed in a clear and organized fashion. It was easy to figure out what the letter was about. Questions to leaders were expressed in a pretty clear manner, but the organziation could have been better. Questions to leaders 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.
Envelope Complete, accurate return address and recipient address. Addresses in correct positions. -OR- Email address was entered correctly Complete, accurate return address and recipient address. Position may be slightly off. -OR- Email address was entered correctly 1-2 errors in return address. Recipient address is correct. -OR- Email address was entered correctly after once incorrectly Addresses are incomplete and/or inaccurate. -OR- Email address was not entered correctly more than twice

2001, 2002, 2003 High Plains Regional Technology in Education Consortium HPR*TEC

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