The letter you write to a Wisconsin legislator expressing your opinion
about capital punishment in our state is a quarter project and therefore
a significant assignment. It will be worth a total of 80 points toward
the quarter grade and is an important assignment. The grading
rubric on this page will explain to you how your point total will be determined
and should help you to prepare your final product for this assignment.
| Proper Business Letter Form | separate introduction, body and conclusion;properly addressed;signature
10 points |
one component missing
8 points |
two components missing
6 points |
three components missing
4 points |
four or more components missing
2 points |
| Introduction | state name and clearly identify purpose of letter; briefly explain
opinion
10 points |
state name and clearly identify purpose of letter; briefly state opinion
8 points |
state name and purpose of letter; state opinion
6 points |
state name and purpose of letter
4 points |
state name
2 points |
| Body of letter | clearly state two reasons for opinion; support your opinion with quotes,
case references, statistics, etc.
40 points |
clearly state two reasons for your opinion; support is less thorough 32 points |
state only one reason for opinion; offer some support for opinion
24 points |
state only one reason for opinion; offer little support for opinion
16 points |
state only one reason for opinion; offer no support for opinion
8 points |
| Conclusion | restate opinion briefly and reasons for it; thank reader
10 points |
restate opinion briefly and offer a partial reason for it; thank reader
8 points |
restate opinion, but offer no reasons for it; thank
reader 6 points
|
restate opinion only or merely thank reader
4 points |
no conclusion
2 points |
| Works Cited |
5 sources correctly cited 10 points |
4 sources correctly cited or 5 sources with errors
8 points |
3 sources correctly cited or 4 sources with errors
6 points |
2 sources correctly cited or 3 sources with errors
4 points |
1 source correctly cited or 2 sources with errors
2 points |
Title | Introduction | Task | Process | Conclusion | Teacher Page