Pen Pal Letter Rubric

5 My letter uses the proper voice for my intended audience.

My letter uses excellent word choice that helps me get my point across and helps create the proper voice.

My letter contains information that would be meaningful to my intended audience.

My letter has just the right amount of details to support my points. My letter contains all the parts of a friendly letter.

3 My letter attempts to use the proper voice for my intended audience.

The voice may not be consistent and may need some improving.

My letter uses some excellent word choice that helps me get my point across and helps create the proper voice, but there are still parts that I could continue to revise for word choice.

My letter contains some information that would be meaningful to my intended audience. I probably need to add more information or make sure that all of the information is meaningful to my intended audience.

My letter has some details to support my points. I need to either add some more details or take out unimportant details.

My letter contains most of the parts of a friendly letter.

1 My letter does not sounds like it is being written to anyone in particular. I don't seem to be clear on who the audience is.

My letter does not use excellent word choice that helps me get my point across and helps create the proper voice. My words are dull and repetitive.

My letter contains almost no information that would be meaningful to my intended audience. What is information anyway?

What is a friendly letter again?

You mean I need details, too?