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iRubric: LITERARY LETTER RUBRIC

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LITERARY LETTER RUBRIC LITERARY LETTER RUBRIC A literary letter following the assignment guidelines on the opposite side of this handout will be submitted upon completion. Check due dates! You will write a letter discussing the novel you read. Rubric Code: GA3W9B By miclsmith Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Literary Letter Rubric
	Poor 0 pts	Fair 1 pts	Excellent 2 pts
Format 10 points	Poor Student does not include the elements of a well written friendly letter.	Fair Student follows a partial letter format.	Excellent Student includes the date, salutation, closing, and signature. Student also has proper paragraphing in place.
Introduction 15 points	Poor Student does not include elements of an introduction.	Fair Student has few parts of the introduction as stated on the assignment sheet.	Excellent Student includes engaging lead/ grabber, title, author, and summary of the novel. Student
Body Paragraph #1 25 points	Poor Student does not include a copy of the cut, page number, or summary.	Fair Student does not include a proper summary, page number, or copy of the cut.	Excellent Student includes a summary of the "cut", a copy of the cut within the letter, and the page number where this cut of the book is found.
Boday Paragraph #2 30 points	Poor Student does not eengage the reader or fully express/explain thoughts on the cut of the book they chose to write about.	Fair Student explains but does not engage the reader using vivid language and/or sophisticated vocabulary.	Excellent Student discusses the cut in greater detail explaining why s/he chose this part of the novel. Student expresses feelings, ideas, personal eperiences, connections, questions, and possible speculative answers about this particular section of the novel.
Conclusion 20 points	Poor Student does not make any connections or include a big idea about the novel s/he read.	Fair Student briefly concludes the letter without a proper wrap up and without leaving an impression on the reader.	Excellent Student creatively wraps up the letter with engaging, not repetetive senteces. Student connects the novel to another novel, movie, experience, lesson learned, etc. to convey an understanding of the novel.