Student rubric for letter writing task
Student name: ______Date:______
Success criteria / Indicators of student performance // High / Medium / Low /
Content:
Personal point of view relevant to the issue / I selected an appropriate issue and I define the issue clearly, express my point of view and present fully developed arguments and evidence to support my personal ideas.
¨ / I define the issue that concerns me. I can state what I believe about this issue and provide one or two ideas to support my personal ideas.
¨ / I define the issue that concerns me. I provide a little evidence to support my personal ideas.
¨
Knowledge of various perspectives relevant to the issue / I show my knowledge of a number of other perspectives on the issue.
¨ / I refer to at least one other perspective as well as my own.
¨ / I discuss my personal perspective or point of view.
¨
Knowledge of some of the arguments used to support these perspectives / I use accurate information and the opinions of others to show effectively why I partly or totally disagree with other perspectives.
¨ / I try to show why I partly or totally disagree with this other viewpoint but I do this with some evidence to support my ideas.
¨ / I provide a little evidence to support my point of view.
¨
Skills:
Ability to sort, organise and present relevant information in an appropriate way to support a personal position on the issue / As well as sorting my information into groups to support each main idea, I am able to present it in such a way that it will convince the reader about my point of view.
¨ / I can sort information that belongs to each main idea.
¨ / I occasionally sort information into an order.
¨
Ability to use the protocols of letter writing and show an awareness of audience and purpose / I use all letter protocols correctly: layout, paragraphing, formal language and conventions such as titles, inside address and formal closing, My letter is appropriate to the person to whom I am writing.
¨ / I use most letter protocols: layout, paragraphing, formal language and conventions such as titles, inside address and formal closing. Most of my letter is appropriate to the person to whom I am writing.
¨ / I make use of some of the protocols of letter writing.
¨
Comments:
______
1/2