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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 text, Our America. Letters will end by explaining ways to make their neighborhood better.

Rubric Code: MCB677

By tlooney

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Subject: English

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

letter to the mayor
	Missing/incomplete 1 pts	Poor 3 pts	Fair 4 pts	Good 5 pts
Format	Missing/incomplete No format is apparent	Poor Student did not use proper letter format. 3 or more of the following are missing or incorrect: heading, greeting, body, closing, signature	Fair Student used mostly proper letter format; but 1 or 2 of the following are missing or incorrect: heading, greeting, body, closing, signature	Good Student used proper letter format. All of the following are correctly used: heading, greeting, body, closing, signature
Mechanics	Missing/incomplete There are more than 6 spelling, punctuation, and/or errors present. The errors interfere with the message of the letter.	Poor There are 5-6 spelling, punctuation, and/or capitalization errors present. The errors somewhat interfere with the message of the letter.	Fair Student used mostly proper spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. There are some errors, but they do not interfer with the message of the letter.	Good 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	Missing/incomplete Student did not follow the prompt. Student was completely off topic.	Poor 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.	Fair 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.	Good 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.
Quotes/Citation	Missing/incomplete Student did not provide any quotes	Poor Student provided 1 properly cited quote. (Or) Quotes were improperly cited.	Fair Student provided required 2 quotes. However, one or more of the quotes were improperly cited.	Good Student provided 2 quotes which were both properly cited.
Textual Evidence	Missing/incomplete Student did not explain quote. No support was provided for the inferences made.	Poor Student quotes were not properly explained and did not support inference being made.	Fair Student quotes were explained however did not completely support inference being made.	Good Students quotes were properly explained and completely supported the inference being made.