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Letter to the mayor

Students will write a letter to the mayor addressing a problem in their neighborhood. The problem addressed must mirror a problem in the community, Edmonton. Letters will end by explaining ways to make their neighborhood better.

Rubric Code: GX84B9W

By lindsay_kun

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Subject: English

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8

letter to the mayor
	Needs improvement 1 pts	Adequate 2 pts	Profficient 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Format	Needs improvement No format is apparent	Adequate Student did not use proper letter format. 3 or more of the following are missing or incorrect: heading, greeting, body, closing, signature	Profficient Student used mostly proper letter format; but 1 or 2 of the following are missing or incorrect: heading, greeting, body, closing, signature	Excellent Student used proper letter format. All of the following are correctly used: heading, greeting, body, closing, signature
Mechanics	Needs improvement There are more than 6 spelling, punctuation, and/or errors present. The errors interfere with the message of the letter.	Adequate There are 5-6 spelling, punctuation, and/or capitalization errors present. The errors somewhat interfere with the message of the letter.	Profficient Student used mostly proper spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. There are some errors, but they do not interfer with the message of the letter.	Excellent Student used proper spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. There are few errors, but they do not interfer with the message of the letter.
Prompt and topic	Needs improvement Student did not follow the prompt. Student was completely off topic.	Adequate Student mentioned only 1 of the following: why the letter was being written, how the neighborhood could be made better, and how this change would affect people.	Profficient Student mentioned only 2 of the following: why the letter was being written, how the neighborhood could be made better, and how this change would affect people.	Excellent Student mentioned all of the following: why the letter was being written, how the neighborhood could be made better, and how this change would affect people.
Opinions	Needs improvement Student has no opinions on issue	Adequate Student has 1 opinion on issue	Profficient Student has 2-3 opinions on issue	Excellent Student has 3-4 opinions on issue
Solutions	Needs improvement Student has no solutions on issue	Adequate Student has 1 solution on issue	Profficient Student has 2-3 solutions on issue	Excellent Student has 3-4 solutions on issue