You and your partner will be evaluated using the following criteria.
 

Opening Statement	Strongly and clearly states a personal opinion. Clearly identifies the issue.	Clearly states a personal opinion. Some references to the issue.	Personal opinion is not clearly stated. Little or no references to the issue.	Personal opinion is not easily understood with no reference to the issue.
Supporting Details	Provides 2 or more strong details, reasons and/or examples in support of the opinion.	Provides 2 details, reasons and/or examples in support of the opinion.	Provides at least 1 detail, reason and/or example in support of the opinion.	Provides little or no support of the opinion.
Format and Organization	Includes all five parts of the friendly letter format. Clearly organized. Sentences and paragraphs are complete.	Includes all five parts of the friendly letter format. Topic is developed. Sentences and paragraphs are generally correct.	Includes most parts of the friendly letter format. Shows weakness in organization. Sentence and paragraph structure is consistent.	Includes some parts of a friendly letter format. Topic not well organized. Little or no evidence of sentence or paragraph structure.
Mechanics and Grammar	Contains few, if any punctuation, spelling or grammatical errors.	Contains several errors in punctuation, spelling or grammar that do not interfere with meaning.	Contains many punctuation, spelling and/or grammatical errors that interfere with meaning.	Contains many punctuation, spelling and/or grammatical errors that make the piece illegible.