letter to a legislator
Developing the Leader Within
Advocacy Letter Grading Rubric
Student Names:________________________________________________________________
Please use the following checklist as a guide when developing your advocacy letter. I will utilize this rubric to evaluate your individual and group letter.
NOTE: You do not have to do anything with this rubric except refer to it as a guide. This is for evaluation purposes only.
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Letter is organized in appropriate letter format
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Appropriate title used for contact person
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Intent of letter clearly stated
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Provided clear evidence/rationale for your position/ask
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Stated how you would like contact person to support position and how you will follow-up
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Appropriate closure used
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Used appropriate sentence structure and grammar with minimal spelling errors
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List at least two (2) resources used as supporting evidence/rationale for your position
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