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Letter to Author Rubric

Students will write a letter to the author of the book the student just completed. Students will share their connections, observations, and questions with the author.

Rubric Code: C25X553

By barlowa25

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Subject: English

Type: Reading

Grade Levels: K-5

Letter to Author
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Introduction and Conclusion x 3	Excellent Student wrote 4 sentences for intro. Student makes you very excited to read the letter. Conclusion thanks author in more than 2 sentences.	Good Student wrote 3 sentences in intro. Student makes you excited to read the letter. Conclusion thanks author in 2 sentences.	Fair Student wrote 2 sentences in intro. Student makes you somewhat excited to read the letter. Conclusion thanks author in 1 sentence.	Poor Student wrote 1 sentence in intro. Student does not make you excited to read the letter. Conclusion thanks author in 1 sentence.
Body of Letter x 3	Excellent Student clearly states what s/he thinks of the book. Sentences flow and make sense--clearly states opinion about the book. Paragraph form; consists of more than 4 sentences.	Good Student states what s/he thinks of the book. Sentences flow and make sense--states opinion about the book. Paragraph form; consists of 4 sentences.	Fair Student states what s/he thinks of the book. Sentences make sense--states opinion about the book. Paragraph form; consists of 3 sentences.	Poor Student letter has a "body" format, but does not clearly state opinion of book.
Conventions x 1	Excellent few, if any, errors in usage and sentence formation. effective and consistent use of punctuation, capitalization and spelling. Paragraph is indented; neat; easy to read.	Good some errors in usage and sentence formation are present, but no systematic pattern of errors is displayed. adequate use of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. good spacing; neat; easy to read.	Fair frequent errors in usage may obscure meaning. inconsistent use of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling; good spacing.	Poor *errors are frequent and severe and meaning is often obscured. no paragraph form; no space between words; difficult to read.
Completed on Time x 1	Excellent Assignment is completed before or on date due.	Good Assignment is completed one day late.	Fair Assignment is completed two days late.	Poor Assignment is completed three or more days late.