Weak use of evidence to support facts. Limited participation during discussion. Lacks facts to support conclusions. Letter to Candidate Letter presents persuasive arguments to the candidate citing appropriate examples. No grammatical errors.
Letter shows an understanding of the issues and defends position with a few examples.
Few grammatical errors Letter shows minimal knowledge of the issues but no examples are given. Several grammatical errors. Letter is inadequate with significant misconceptions and absence of key ideas. Many grammatical errors.