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Tasks will be evaluated according to the rubric below. Good luck!

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Letter Parts	Has three or less letter parts.	Has four of the five letter parts.	Has date, greeting, body, closing and signature.	Has a heading, greeting, body, closing, and signature.
Presentation	Margins are present on all four sides. Spacing has four or more errors.	Margins are present on all four sides. Spacing has 1-3 errors.	Margins are present on all four sides. Text is not centered. Spacing follows correct friendly letter format.	Margins are present on all four sides and text is visually centered on top and bottom. Spacing follows correct friendly letter format with spaces between paragraphs.
Conventions	Punctuation, spelling, and grammar significantly distract the reader. There are more than ten errors.	Punctuation, spelling, and grammar slightly distract the reader. There are ten errors or less.	Very good punctuation, spelling, and grammar with less then seven errors.	Excellent punctuation, spelling, and grammar with less than five errors.
Content	Message is not focused. Ideas wander. The reader may have to infer at times.	Message is mostly clear. Letter is one paragraph in length.	Message is clear. Letter is two paragraphs.	Message stated is clear, precise, and shows insight. Letter is three or more paragraphs. Letter encourages a response from the reader.
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