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Includes 3 or more pieces of evidence
(facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the
position statement. The writer anticipates the reader's concerns, biases
or arguments and has provided at least 1 counter-argument.
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Includes 3 or more pieces of evidence
(facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the
position statement.
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Includes 2 pieces of evidence (facts,
statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position
statement.
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Includes 1 or fewer pieces of evidence
(facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences).
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All supportive facts and statistics are
reported accurately.
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Almost all supportive facts and statistics
are reported accurately.
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Most supportive facts and statistics are
reported accurately.
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Most supportive facts and statistics were
inaccurately reported.
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All sources used for quotes, statistics and
facts are credible and cited correctly.
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All sources used for quotes, statistics and
facts are credible and most are cited correctly.
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Most sources used for quotes, statistics
and facts are credible and cited correctly.
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Many sources are suspect (not credible)
AND/OR are not cited correctly.
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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 organization 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. |
seemed to be a collection of unrelated sentences. It was very difficult to
figure out what the letter was about. |
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Letter Format |
Complies with all the requirements for a business letter. |
Complies with almost all the requirements for a business letter. |
Complies with several of the requirements for a business letter. |
Complies with less than 75% of the requirements for a business letter. |
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MUGS (mechanics, usage, grammar & spelling) |
No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. |
Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors that detract from the
reader's understanding |
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few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors that detract from the
reader's understanding |
Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors |
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Support
for Position on Overarching Question