| You will be evaluated on your persuasive letter. Your letter must be written in the form of a friendly letter, it must include your choice for a location, and it must give the reasons for your choice. Use the following rubric to help you know what to include. You will be graded based on this rubric.
| | 3 | 2 | 1 | | Location | Location is clearly identified | Location is identified, but the reader has to look for it. | Location is not identified. | | Friendly letter format | Letter is written as a friendly letter: has heading, greeting, body,closing and signature. | Letter is written in the form of a letter, but is lacking several ofthe key parts. | Paper is not written in the form of a letter. | | Content | At least three reasons are given for the recommendation. | At least one reason is given for the recommendation. | No reasons are given for the recommendation. | | Scientific Basis | All reasons are based on scientific information. | Some of the reasons are based on scientific information. | None of the reasons is based on scientific information. |
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