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Letter from an historical figure

Historical Narrative

grading rubric for historical narrative

Rubric Code: A6654A

By mgsmato

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Revolutionary War Letter
	Unaccpetable 0 pts	Poor 2 pts	Fair 4 pts	Good 6 pts	Excellent 8 pts
Development	Unaccpetable *Too brief to create a character's presence.	Poor Little or no logical sequence. Character is not developed. *Writer does not stay ion character.	Fair Some logical sequence in the letter. Uses transition words successfully at times. *The character writing the letter feels present.	Good Letter has logical sequence. Character writing the letter is interesting and feels real.	Excellent * Story is exceptionally easy to follow. *This engaging letter-writer brings the time period to life.
Historical Facts	Unaccpetable *Does not incorporate historical facts from this time period.	Poor Incorporates only two or three facts in the story or uses historically inaccurate information.. Does not demonstrate knowledge..	Fair Uses four to six facts correctly. Provides a little information to demonstrate knowledge of this time period.	Good Uses seven facts throughout the story. Provides adequate information to demonstrate knowledge of the time period.	Excellent Includes more than seven facts throughout the story. All facts are accurate and incorporated in a natural manner.
Conventions	Unaccpetable *Multiple errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization show very little effort.	Poor Is not written as a letter. Many errors in grammar, spelling, punctuations and capitalization make the story hard to understand.	Fair Written as a letter. Some errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization, but the story is understandable.	Good Written as a letter. Very few errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization OR errors are purposeful to reflect historical writing style but are inconsistent.	Excellent Written as a letter. No errors in grammar,spelling, punctuation, and capitalization, or are hard to find OR errors are purposeful to reflect historical writing style.
Structure	Unaccpetable No paragraph breaks. Many errors in sentence structure.	Poor Paragraphs are confusing. Errors in sentence structure detract from the writing.	Fair Paragraphs are of reasonable length and composition. There are a few errors in sentence structure.	Good Paragraphs each cover one topic and vary in length. Sentences vary in structure and are mostly correct.	Excellent Paragraph structure works very well. Makes use of a variety of correct sentence structure.
Revision	Unaccpetable *Drafts missing or there are no revisions between drafts.	Poor Little or no difference from 1st to final draft. Final copy demonstrative of poor quality.	Fair Some revision has been made, but more information is needed, or some content is still unclear. Final copy needs improvement.	Good Positive revisions have been made to enhance the narrative. Editing well done *Final copy is nearly perfect.	Excellent Quality revisions have been made. Final copy is of publishable quality.
Assignment	Unaccpetable Does not show awareness of assignment. Two or more assignment pieces are missing.	Poor Minimal response to the assignment. One assignment piece missing.	Fair Response to assignment meets criteria. Assignment pieces are correct (reference list, date and place heading, envelope).	Good Creative response to the assignment meets criteria. Assignment pieces are neat and correct (reference list, date and place heading, envelope).	Excellent Innovative response to the assignment that goes beyond criteria. Assignment pieces are creative, neat and correct (reference list, date and place heading, envelope).

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English

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Revolutionary War Letter
	Unaccpetable 0 pts	Poor 2 pts	Fair 4 pts	Good 6 pts	Excellent 8 pts
Development	Unaccpetable *Too brief to create a character's presence.	Poor Little or no logical sequence. Character is not developed. *Writer does not stay ion character.	Fair Some logical sequence in the letter. Uses transition words successfully at times. *The character writing the letter feels present.	Good Letter has logical sequence. Character writing the letter is interesting and feels real.	Excellent * Story is exceptionally easy to follow. *This engaging letter-writer brings the time period to life.
Historical Facts	Unaccpetable *Does not incorporate historical facts from this time period.	Poor Incorporates only two or three facts in the story or uses historically inaccurate information.. Does not demonstrate knowledge..	Fair Uses four to six facts correctly. Provides a little information to demonstrate knowledge of this time period.	Good Uses seven facts throughout the story. Provides adequate information to demonstrate knowledge of the time period.	Excellent Includes more than seven facts throughout the story. All facts are accurate and incorporated in a natural manner.
Conventions	Unaccpetable *Multiple errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization show very little effort.	Poor Is not written as a letter. Many errors in grammar, spelling, punctuations and capitalization make the story hard to understand.	Fair Written as a letter. Some errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization, but the story is understandable.	Good Written as a letter. Very few errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization OR errors are purposeful to reflect historical writing style but are inconsistent.	Excellent Written as a letter. No errors in grammar,spelling, punctuation, and capitalization, or are hard to find OR errors are purposeful to reflect historical writing style.
Structure	Unaccpetable No paragraph breaks. Many errors in sentence structure.	Poor Paragraphs are confusing. Errors in sentence structure detract from the writing.	Fair Paragraphs are of reasonable length and composition. There are a few errors in sentence structure.	Good Paragraphs each cover one topic and vary in length. Sentences vary in structure and are mostly correct.	Excellent Paragraph structure works very well. Makes use of a variety of correct sentence structure.
Revision	Unaccpetable *Drafts missing or there are no revisions between drafts.	Poor Little or no difference from 1st to final draft. Final copy demonstrative of poor quality.	Fair Some revision has been made, but more information is needed, or some content is still unclear. Final copy needs improvement.	Good Positive revisions have been made to enhance the narrative. Editing well done *Final copy is nearly perfect.	Excellent Quality revisions have been made. Final copy is of publishable quality.
Assignment	Unaccpetable Does not show awareness of assignment. Two or more assignment pieces are missing.	Poor Minimal response to the assignment. One assignment piece missing.	Fair Response to assignment meets criteria. Assignment pieces are correct (reference list, date and place heading, envelope).	Good Creative response to the assignment meets criteria. Assignment pieces are neat and correct (reference list, date and place heading, envelope).	Excellent Innovative response to the assignment that goes beyond criteria. Assignment pieces are creative, neat and correct (reference list, date and place heading, envelope).