Friendly Letter Rubric

1.  Is my letter on loose leaf paper?   ___________
2. Did I write it in black or blue pen? _________
3. I used two sheets instead of writing on the back.  __________
4. I stapled before class. __________
5. My penmanship is legible. _________
6. My heading is on the right hand corner of the paper. __________
7. The first line of my heading is my street  address.  ______
8. The second line is the city, state, and zip code.  ___________
9. The third line is the date. _____________
10. I have a comma between my city and state.  ___________
11. I have a comma between the date and the year.  ___________
12. I have a greeting that begins with a capital letter.  _________
13. All words in my greeting are capitalized. ___________
14. I have placed a comma after my greeting.  ___________
15. My first paragraph and all others are indented. ___________
16. I have no misspelled words in my paper. _____________
17. I have complete sentences. ______________
18. ** I have read my letter. ______________
19. I have used correct punctuation marks. ____________
20. My letter contains no fragments.  ____________
21. My letter contains no  run on sentences. ___________
22. I have a closing. ____________
23. My closing begins with a capital letter. ___________
24. The only word that is capitalized in my closing is the first word. _____
25. I have my signature. _____________
26. I brought my envelope today on the due date. ___________
27. I also have a stamp today. ____________
28. I have the address of my grandparents today in class. ____________

Bonus**  I wrote P.S. at the end of my letter.  (2 pts.) ______________