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Letter-Essay

Rubric Code: E248X8

By melacker

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8, Undergraduate

Letter-Essay
	Needs Improvement (N/A)	Good (N/A)	Proficient (N/A)	Advanced (N/A)
Content	Needs Improvement Few or no critical/personal responses to the issues: theme, problem, character development Author's style and/or plot arc not mentioned	Good Critical/personal response to some issues: theme, problem, character development Little discussion of author's style and/or plot arc *Some written convention mi	Proficient Critical/personal response to most issues: theme, problem and character development Author's style and/or plot arc discussed	Advanced Critical/personal response to theme, problem, and character development illustrated in depth Author's style and/or plot arc dicussed in descriptive detail
Format	Needs Improvement Less than two pages Friendly Letter missing elements (indented paragraphs, closing, greeting, date) *Essay elements incomplete	Good * 1 + pages Some Friendly letter elements missing and/or incorrectly placed Standard essay elements intact	Proficient *All Friendly Letter requirements included and appropriately placed 2+ pages in length *Essay elements developed and well placed	Advanced All Friendly Letter requirements included and appropriately placed 2+ pages in length *Essay elements well developed and strategically placed for flow and continuity
Quoted Passage	Needs Improvement *No passage chosen	Good Passage chosen doesn't reflect careful consideration Chunk of text not connected to reader's experience with the text	Proficient Chunk of text chosen shows something essential about the story to the reader Passage is connected to the reader's experience with the text	Advanced Chunk of text chosen shows an essential interraction between the reader and the author/story Passage is meaningful and appropriately chosen
Experience as a Reader	Needs Improvement Mentioned experience as a reader Too brief; detail ambiguous	Good *Little experience as a reader mentioned	Proficient Some detailed experience as a reader mentioned Clear identification with text discussed	Advanced Discussed experience as a reader in clear, sophisticated, and detailed terms Impression of text was thought provoking and discussed in depth

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Letter-Essay
	Needs Improvement (N/A)	Good (N/A)	Proficient (N/A)	Advanced (N/A)
Content	Needs Improvement Few or no critical/personal responses to the issues: theme, problem, character development Author's style and/or plot arc not mentioned	Good Critical/personal response to some issues: theme, problem, character development Little discussion of author's style and/or plot arc *Some written convention mi	Proficient Critical/personal response to most issues: theme, problem and character development Author's style and/or plot arc discussed	Advanced Critical/personal response to theme, problem, and character development illustrated in depth Author's style and/or plot arc dicussed in descriptive detail
Format	Needs Improvement Less than two pages Friendly Letter missing elements (indented paragraphs, closing, greeting, date) *Essay elements incomplete	Good * 1 + pages Some Friendly letter elements missing and/or incorrectly placed Standard essay elements intact	Proficient *All Friendly Letter requirements included and appropriately placed 2+ pages in length *Essay elements developed and well placed	Advanced All Friendly Letter requirements included and appropriately placed 2+ pages in length *Essay elements well developed and strategically placed for flow and continuity
Quoted Passage	Needs Improvement *No passage chosen	Good Passage chosen doesn't reflect careful consideration Chunk of text not connected to reader's experience with the text	Proficient Chunk of text chosen shows something essential about the story to the reader Passage is connected to the reader's experience with the text	Advanced Chunk of text chosen shows an essential interraction between the reader and the author/story Passage is meaningful and appropriately chosen
Experience as a Reader	Needs Improvement Mentioned experience as a reader Too brief; detail ambiguous	Good *Little experience as a reader mentioned	Proficient Some detailed experience as a reader mentioned Clear identification with text discussed	Advanced Discussed experience as a reader in clear, sophisticated, and detailed terms Impression of text was thought provoking and discussed in depth