| Limited | Devoloping | Proficient | Advanced | |
| Addressing Letter to Legislator | Points: 0 (0.00%) Letter is not correctly addressed to an appropriate legislator based on physical location nor location of the bill through the House or the Senate | Points: 1 (3.33333%) Letter is correctly addressed to an appropriate legislator based on neither physical location or location of bill through the House or the Senate, but not both. | Points: 2 (6.66666%) Letter is correctly addressed to an appropriate legislator based on physical location and location of the bill through the House or the Senate. | Points: 3 (10.00%) Letter is correctly addressed to an appropriate legislator based on physical location and location of the bill through the House or the Senate. |
| Introduction | Points: 0 (0.00%) Introduction does not identify the purpose or bill of reference OR addresses a bill that is either not current or does not relate to the field of nursing, healthcare, or one of the social determinants of health. | Points: 1 (3.33333%) Introduction does not clearly identify the purpose or bill(they may be loosely implied) OR the bill of reference has only a loose connection to the field of nursing, healthcare or one of the social determinants of health. | Points: 2 (6.66666%) Introduction identifies the purpose for writing AND a bill of reference that is current but not relevant to either the field of nursing, healthcare, or one of the social determinants of health. | Points: 3 (10.00%) Introduction identifies the purpose for writing AND a bill of reference that is current and clearly relevant to either the field of nursing, healthcare, or one of the social determinants of health. |
| Paragraph Structure | Points: 0 (0.00%) Paragraphs with flow or organization often hard to follow. | Points: 1 (3.33333%) Paragraphs with flow or organization sometimes difficult to follow. | Points: 2 (6.66666%) Paragraphs with flow or organization sometimes difficult to follow. | Points: 3 (10.00%) Paragraphs very well developed with logical flow and organization. |
| Transitions | Points: 0 (0.00%) Transitions not present. | Points: 1 (3.33333%) Transitions are choppy/ jarring, and fail to create relationships between paragraphs. | Points: 2 (6.66666%) Transitions are choppy/ jarring and fail to create smooth relationships between paragraphs. | Points: 3 (10.00%) Transitions between paragraphs are seamless as they guide reader from one paragraph to another. |
| Use of Evidence | Points: 0 (0.00%) Student provides little to no support for arguments made in the letter. | Points: 1 (3.33333%) Student attempts to match evidence to support argument, but link is sometimes weak or absent. | Points: 2 (6.66666%) Student synthesizes reputable 2 data sources to support their perspective. | Points: 3 (10.00%) Student synthesizes reputable 3 data sources to support their perspective. |
| Strength of Argument | Points: 0 (0.00%) No connections between argument and research made. | Points: 1 (3.33333%) Little connections between argument and research. | Points: 2 (6.66666%) Connections between argument and research are unclear. | Points: 3 (10.00%) Connections between argument and research are clear and creative. |
| Affect of Legislation | Points: 0 (0.00%) No legislative affect on the profession, colleagues, institution, or community in which lives/works was identified. | Points: 1 (3.33333%) Attempt to identify a legislative affect on the profession, colleagues, institution, OR community in which lives or works, but argument is weak or does not appear to be well thought out. | Points: 2 (6.66666%) Attempt to identify a legislative effect on the profession, colleagues, institution, OR community in which lives or works, but argument is weak or does not appear to be well thought out. | Points: 3 (10.00%) Clearly identifies how legislation would affect the profession, colleagues, institution OR the community in which lives or works |
| Letter Layout | Points: 0 (0.00%) Letter format meets 1 or less of the 3 requirements (maximum of 2 pages in length, in 11 or 12 font, and in block format). | Points: 1 (3.33333%) Letter format meets 2 of the 4 requirements (maximum of 2 pages in length, in Times New Roman, 12 font, and in block format). | Points: 2 (6.66666%) Letter format meets 3 of the 4 requirements (maximum of 2 pages in length, Times New Roman, 12 font, and in block format). | Points: 3 (10.00%) Letter is a maximum length of 2 pages, in Times New Roman, 12 font and in block format. |
| Reference Page | Points: 0 (0.00%) Separate APA reference page included, which contains 3 or more APA errors. | Points: 1 (3.33333%) Separate APA reference page included, which contains 2 APA errors. | Points: 2 (6.66666%) Separate APA reference page included, which contains 1 APA error. | Points: 3 (10.00%) Separate APA reference page included, which contains 0 APA errors. |
| Written Communication: Language, Spelling, & Grammar (cont.) | Points: 0 (0.00%) Paper contains ≥3 spelling or grammatical errors. | Points: 1 (3.33333%) Paper contains 2 spelling or grammatical errors. | Points: 2 (6.66666%) Paper contains 1 spelling or grammatical errors. | Points: 3 (10.00%) Paper contains 0 spelling or or grammatical errors. |