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CHC World War One - Letter from the Trenches

As a Canadian soldier fighting on the front line, students write a letter home to a loved one describing life in the trenches.

Rubric Code: A232AW6

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Subject: Journalism

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Letter Home /
	Fair - Level 2 (N/A)	Good - Level 3 (N/A)	Excellent - Level 5 (N/A)
2 Historic Elements/Creativity /10	Fair - Level 2 The writer makes little attempt to create a personal story, with only 1-2 details about life in the trenches.	Good - Level 3 The writer adopts a personal story that has at least 5 specific details mentioned about life in the trenches (weapons, locations, people, daily life, battle)	Excellent - Level 5 The writer creates a personal story that includes 8 different facts from WW1 (details about specific location, a known WW1 figure, specific date, trench life, two different weapons, a battle name). Facts are historically accurate and detailed. A top mark will be given for students that go beyond the 8 facts).
3. Language /5	Fair - Level 2 The letter has many mistakes in spelling and puctuation. There are 3-4 incomplete sentences.	Good - Level 3 The letter contains some errors in spelling and puctuation. Student missed corrections that were pointed out by teacher or EA. Most sentences are complete.	Excellent - Level 5 The letter contains proper punctuation and spelling. There are full, correct sentences. Student was able to make all corrections independently.