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Letter to Author

Students will write a letter to the author of the book. Students will share their observations, and questions with the author. Make it personal and make it interesting!

Rubric Code: J2X466B

By shirahabz

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Letter to Author
	Excellent 15 pts	Good 12 pts	Fair 9 pts	Poor 6 pts
Organization and Format	Excellent The letter is written in a formal friendly letter format and includes all 7 required parts (Address, date, greeting, introduction, body, closing, signature)	Good The letter includes 6 parts of the formal friendly letter format.	Fair The letter includes 4 parts of the friendly letter format.	Poor The letter includes 2 or less parts of the friendly letter format.
Reference to Book	Excellent The letter contains at least 5 accurate references to the book.	Good The letter contains 4 accurate references to the book.	Fair The letter contains 3 accurate references to the book.	Poor The letter contains one or no accurate references to the book.
Questions about the Book and Author	Excellent Student asked more than 3 questions about the book, and more than 1 question about the author's life and/or career. Student asked questions throughout the letter--not just in one paragraph.	Good Student asked 3 questions about the book and 1 question about the author's life and/or career. Student asked questions throughout the letter instead of one paragraph.	Fair Student asked 2 questions about the book. Student asked questions generally within one paragraph of the letter.	Poor Student asked 1 question about the book. Student asked questions generally within one paragraph of the letter.
Communicate Critique	Excellent Student shared her appreciation or critique of the author's writing style or topic in detail.	Good Student shared her appreciation or critique of the author's writing style or topic.	Fair Student mentioned her appreciation or critique of the author's writing style or topic in detail.	Poor Student did not share her appreciation or critique of the author's writing style or topic.
Spelling and Grammar	Excellent Writer makes no errors in grammar, punctuation or spelling.	Good Writer makes 1-3 errors in grammar, punctuation or spelling.	Fair Writer makes more than 3 errors in grammar, punctuation or spelling	Poor Writer makes a lot of errors in grammar, punctuation or spelling