Letter to Dr. Hutchins due this Friday!

Name____________________________________ DUE Friday, October 17

PERSUASIVE WRITING GRADING SCALE
For this assignment, you will write a formal letter to Dr. Hutchins, requesting a change at Truman Elementary. Your principal will be reading your letters, so your letter’s format and correctness are extra-important! Remember, good persuasive writing means using FACTS to support your OPINION. Also, you must consider the person whom you wish to persuade. Think: if you were Dr. Hutchins, reading your letter, would you be persuaded to make the change?

Here is a terrible persuasive from Joe Truman:
October 17, 2008
Dear dr. huhctnins

I dont like the food at cafeteria. it is not good and tasts relly bad. Nobody likes it so will you pleaze change it? Thank you and hope you want good tasting food too becuase it is better and makes money and kids are happier. They lern better if food tasts good. Goodbye for now.

Sincerely,
Joe Truman

Scoring Guide
CIRCLE THE NUMBER THAT YOU FEEL BEST DESCRIBES YOUR WRITING:

5
1-2 pages, typed, double-spaced, 14-16 font size, in letter format, persuades the reader with facts, is edited (correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, etc.)

4
1-2 pages, typed, double-spaced, 14-16 font size, is in letter format, is persuasive but relies more on opinions than facts, is edited (correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, etc.)

3
like a letter, is in the persuasive format but relies mostly on opinion statements, has many errors in spelling, punctuation, or capitalization.

Total Holistic Score: student_____ teacher_____ = ________
Analytic Score:
2 = no errors
1 = some errors
0 = many errors

No spelling errors ____ Comments by student:

Correct capitalization ____

Punctuation is correct ____

Is double-spaced ____

Font size is 14-16 ____ Ways I will improve my next presentation:

Is in “letter” format ____
Total score ____

+ Holistic score ____

Final score ____