- Letter-Writing : Valentine's Day Project
- Teacher Name: Ms. Van Horn
Student Name: ________________________________________
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Grammar & spelling (conventions)
(4) Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling.
(3) Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling.
(2) Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling.
(1) Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling.
Capitalization and Punctuation
(4) Makes no errors in capitalization and punctuation.
(3) Writer makes 1-2 errors in capitalization and punctuation.
(2) Writer makes 3-4 errors in capitalization and punctuation.
(1) Writer makes more than 4 errors in capitalization and punctuation.
Sentences & Paragraphs
(4) Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-constructed and of varied structure.
(3) All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons).
(2) Paragraphing is generally done well. Most sentences are complete and well-constructed.
(1) Paragraphing needs some work. Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work.
Color and Expressiveness
(4) The poem shows vivid colors and involves thought into the choice of words put into the project.
(3) The poem involves several colors and the poem mirrors others seen on the websites.
(2) The poem has a couple colors involved and has little thought into the words put into the poem.
(1) There is no color and the poem is taken from the websites listed on resource page.