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Letter to Father Writing Assignment

Freshman students reading the book If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever, will write a letter to the Alan Bennett's father. In an organized and intelligent manner students will state important information and details necessary that support their personal reason for visiting Alan's father in New York.

Rubric Code: A4XX2B

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: (none)

Letter to Father
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Content - Critical Background	Excellent The letter includes background information about the situation going on between the parent and the son or daughter.	Good The letter includes a significant amount of background information about the situation going on between the parent and the son or daughter.	Fair The letter includes some background information about the situation going on between the parent and the son or daughter.	Poor The letter lacks significant background information about the situation going on between the parent and the son or daughter.
Content - Research and Synthesis	Excellent The letter includes a detailed explaination of why or why not the student chose to stay or go to New York.	Good The letter includes a brief explaination of reasons for going to New York.	Fair There is little or no explaination of reasons for going or not going to New York.	Poor The letter does not convey an explaination for going or not going to New York.
Grammar and Mechanics	Excellent The letter is free of grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation errors.	Good The letter contains very few grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.	Fair The letter has a significant amount of grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors, enough that the reader may be come distracted.	Poor The main purpose and integrity of the letter are lost due to too many spelling and mechanical errors
Organization	Excellent The letter is intelligent and professional with well organized parapraphs. Each paragraph states important details and facts in an organized and logical manner. Transitions between paragraphs and ideas flow nicely.	Good The letter is well organized and professional. Each paragraph states important details and facts in a satisfying manner. Most transitions between paragraphs and ideas flow nicely.	Fair Information is organized into paragraphs. Not all paragraphs have details or are necessary. Transitions may be confusing or they are not apparent at all.	Poor Information is not organized into pargraphs. Details and facts are scattered throughout with no apparent structure or transition.