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Historical Figure Letter Writing 
Writing Journal Entries Rubric
Students wrote a letter to the historical figure they researched. They were to include information about his/her invention and how their inventiveness or individualism help change the student's life.
Rubric Code: MC87XB
By davissm
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Subject: English  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: K-5

Powered by iRubric Non-Fiction Writing Journal Entry
  Poor

1 pts

Fair

3 pts

Good

5 pts

Content
1 pts

Poor

- Content is incomplete.
- Main idea of writing is not clear.
Fair

- Content is not comprehensive
- Writing mostly remains on topic.
Good

- Content is comprehensive, and remains on topic.
- Topic and purpose of the writing are clear.
Structure
1 pts

Poor

- Structure of the sentences detract from the message of the writer.
- The story is difficult to follow.
Fair

- Structure of most of the sentences make sense and they are somewhat easy to follow
Good

- Structure of the sentences make sense and they are easy to follow.
Grammar & Punctuation
1 pts

Poor

- Paper contains numerous grammatical and punctuation errors.
Fair

- Writing contains few grammatical and punctuation errors.
Good

- Rules of grammar and punctuation are followed.
- Sentences display varied structure, are interesting.
Spelling
1 pts

Poor

- Writing contains numerous spelling errors of grade appropriate words.
- Numerous errors in letter/sound matches when spelling additional words.
Fair

- Writing contains few spelling errors of grade appropriate words.
- Few Incorrect letter/sound matches when spelling additional words.
Good

-Spelling is correct for grade appropriate words
-Letter/sound matches are appropriate for other words.
Editing
1 pts

Poor

Many of the spelling, grammatical, and punctuation errors were not found or corrected in the final copy.
Fair

Many of the spelling, grammatical, and punctuation errors were found and corrected.
Good

Most of the spelling, grammatical, and punctuation errors were found and corrected.
or
The original copy of the letter is mostly free of these errors.
Letter Elements
1 pts

Poor

Many of the elements of a letter are missing, in the incorrect place, or do not contain the proper punctuation.
Fair

Most of the elements of a letter are present and in the correct place, with proper punctuation.
Good

All elements of a letter are present and in the correct place, with proper punctuation.
Presentation
1 pts

Poor

- Writing contain few or no examples of appropriate spacing making it difficult to locate individual words.
- Handwriting is illegible.
Fair

- Writing does not consistently contain appropriate spacing so that it is easy to read.
- Handwriting is occasionally neat and legible.
Good

- Writing contains appropriate spacing so that it is easy to read.
- Handwriting is neat and legible.
Score
1 pts

Poor

15 13 11 9 7

77 74 70 67 64
Fair

25 23 21 19 17

88 86 84 82 80
Good

35 33 31 29 27

100 96 94 92 90






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