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Letter Writing

Students will write a letter home based on a web they created after listening to a non-fiction text about the gold rush.

Rubric Code: C3W5X8

By rnelson3

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: (none)

Letter Writing
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Format	Poor Student does not show understanding of the proper conventions. There are fewer than three paragraphs.	Fair Students used the proper conventions of letter formatting. Their writing had at least three paragraphs that included an introduction, support, and conclusion.	Good Students used the proper conventions of letter formatting. Their writing had at least three paragraphs that included an introduction, support, and conclusion. Students' paragraphs were well structured -- indented, each paragraph had a beginning, middle and end, and all three paragraphs had a good flow of thought.
Content	Poor The information is unrelated to the information in the graphic organizer they created. The information is not related to the text.	Fair Students used the information in the graphic organizer to create a letter home. Information was related to the subject of entertainment in mining camps, and detailed what events would have taken place on a day off.	Good Students used the information in the graphic organizer to create a letter home. Information was related to the subject of entertainment in mining camps, and detailed what events would have taken place on a day off. Information was specific and detailed.
Effort	Poor The writing is choppy, does not make sense, and there are many conventional, mechanical, and spelling errors.	Fair The writing is clear, shows organization and is easy to understand. There are different sentence structures used and vocabulary from the reading. There are some conventional, mechanical and spelling errors -- may impede reading of the letter.	Good The writing is clear, shows organization and is easy to understand. There are different sentence structures used and vocabulary from the reading. The writing sample shows an effort to write from the perspective of a miner, by using different language styles and perspective. There are few errors and the errors do not impede understanding of the letter.