iRubric: Letter to a Poet Writing Rubric

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Letter to a Poet Writing Rubric

Students were tasked with writing a letter to a poet of their choice, outlining which of those author's poems they liked and why.

Rubric Code: MX7CW5A

By cookiepaper42

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

Friendly Letter Rubric
	Needs Improvement 1 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Greeting	Needs Improvement Missing two or more components from the following: Proper greeting is used in the correct place, proper capitalization of the name, and the proper use of the comma.	Good Missing one component from the following: Proper greeting is used in the correct place, proper capitalization of the name, and the proper use of the comma.	Excellent A proper greeting is used in the correct place. Proper capitalization of the name and the proper use of the comma are all included.
Body and Content	Needs Improvement Body does not include at least two complete sentences, body makes no mention of the poet's works OR reflection on those works	Good Body includes at least 3 complete sentences, body makes some mention of the poet's works and provides a value judgement (good, bad, etc.) but little to no support or analysis of the poet's works.	Excellent Body includes at least 4 complete sentences. Body contains thoughtful commentary on the poet's works including support or analysis of what makes the poetry "good"
CUPS	Needs Improvement Multiple, serious errors in capitalization, usage, punctuation, and/or spelling. Letter DOES NOT demonstrate grade-level-appropriate mastery of the language	Good Some, moderate errors in capitalization, usage, punctuation, and/or spelling. Letter demonstrates grade-level-appropriate mastery of the language	Excellent Letter is entirely free of errors in capitalization, usage, punctuation, and/or spelling. Letter demonstrates above-grade-level-appropriate mastery of the language
Signature	Needs Improvement Missing 2 or more components: Proper signature is included. Signature is used in the proper place. Name is properly capitalized.	Good Missing one component: Proper signature is included. Signature is used in the proper place. Name is properly capitalized.	Excellent Proper signature is included. Signature is used in the proper place. Name is properly capitalized.