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Letter from the Titanic 
Rubric Code: B75738
By WritingPro
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Poor

1 pts

Fair

3 pts

Great

5 pts

Letter Format

Date, greeting, body, closing and signature are properly used.
Poor

2 or more parts of the letter are missing, or are out of order.
Fair

1 part of the letter is missing, or is out of order.
Great

All 5 parts are properly used.
1st Paragraph

This paragraph contains at least 5 specific facts about the passenger aboard the Titanic.
Poor

3 or less facts about the passenger are used in this paragraph.
Fair

Only 4 facts about the passenger are used in this paragraph.
Great

At least 5 facts about the passenger are used in this paragraph.
2nd Paragraph

This paragraph contains at least 5 specific facts about the passenger's "class" aboard the Titanic.
Poor

3 or less facts about the passenger's "class" are used in this paragraph.
Fair

Only 4 facts about the passenger's "class" are used in this paragraph.
Great

At least 5 facts about the passenger's "class" are used in this paragraph.
3rd Paragraph

This paragraph contains at least 5 specific facts (learned from research) about the Titanic.
Poor

3 or less facts about the Titanic are used in this paragraph.
Fair

Only 4 facts about the Titanic are used in this paragraph.
Great

At least 5 facts about the Titanic are used in this paragraph.
Topic Sentences

The beginning sentence in each paragraph needs to be general and cover all details of the paragraph.
Poor

1 (or less) of the 3 topic sentences are well written and cover the remaining sentences of the paragraph.
Fair

Only 2 of the 3 topic sentences are well written and cover the remaining sentences of the paragraph.
Great

All 3 topic sentences are well written and cover the remaining sentences of the paragraph.
Sentence Flow

All sentences flow smoothly together and are written in an interesting way.
Poor

3 or more sentences need work to flow smoothly.
Fair

1 or 2 sentences need some work to flow smoothly.
Great

All sentences flow smoothly together.
Indentation

Each of the 3 paragraphs need to be indented with the topic sentence.
Poor

1 (or all) paragraphs need to be indented.
Fair

2 paragraphs are properly indented.
Great

All 3 paragraphs are properly indented.
Conventions

Capitalization
Usage
Punctuation
Spelling
Poor

5 or more mistakes are made in the entire letter.
Fair

3 or 4 mistakes are made in the entire letter.
Great

1 or 2 mistakes are made in the entire letter.
*Little Note requirements

All requirements need to be followed as written on the "little note" given in class.
Poor

2 or more requirements were not followed.
Fair

1 requirement was not followed.
Great

All requirements were followed.




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