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Act II Letter Assignment

Persuasive /letter

As Artemidorus, write a letter to Caesar to warn him what will happen if he goes to the capital on the Ides of March.

Rubric Code: P749CW

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5, 9-12

Information in Letter
	Poor 0 pts	Good 2 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Conspirators The writer named all the Conspirators involved in the plot.	Poor The writer did not name any Conspirators.	Good The writer only named some Conspirators, but not all the names were mentioned.	Excellent The writer named all the Conspirators.
Conspiracy Begining The writer gives a clear and accurate description of how the Conspiracy began.	Poor The writer did not explain how the Conspiracy began.	Good The writer did explain the how the Conspiracy began, but the reasons were not clear or accurate to the story.	Excellent The writer did explain how the Conspiracy began. The explanation was clearly written and accurate to the story.
Conspiracy Reason The writer gives a clear and accurate description of why the men what to kill Caesar.	Poor The writer did not explain the reasons behind the Conspiracy.	Good The writer did explain the reason(s) behind the Conspiracy, but the reasons were not clear or accurate to the story.	Excellent The writer did explain the reason(s) behind the Conspiracy. The reasons were clearly written and accurate to the story.
Avoiding the Conspirators The writer gives a clear explanation of what Julius Caesar should do to avoid the conspirators at the Senate.	Poor The writer does not suggest what Caesar should do to avoid the conspirators.	Good The writer suggests what Caesar should do the avoid the Conspirators, but the suggestion is not clearly stated.	Excellent The writer clearly states Caesar should do to avoid the Conspirators.
Punishing the Conspirators The writer gives a clear explanation of what Caesar should to to punish the Conspirators.	Poor The writer does not suggest what Caesar should do to punish the conspirators.	Good The writer suggests what Caesar should do to punish the Conspirators, but the suggestion is not clearly stated.	Excellent The writer clearly states what Caesar should do the punish the Conspirators.
Reminding Caesar The writer reminds Caesar of all the strange happenings in Rome, which were supposed to be warnings to Caesar.	Poor The writer reminds Caesar of only 1 or none of the events, or the events are not accurate to the story.	Good The writer reminds Caesar of 2 of the 3 events.	Excellent The writer reminds Caesar of: (1) The soothsayer's warning (2) Strange happenings with the storm (3) Calpurnia's dream These reminders are also accurate to the story.
Writing of Letter
	Poor 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Organization The information is written in an organized, clear, effective way.	Poor Ideas run together, with no clear organizational structure. Repetitive.	Good Some paragraphs are unclear, and there is little evidence of logical reasoning for organization.	Excellent The paragraphs present the writer's opinion and reasons clearly and logically. One idea flows into the other.
Creativity The writer used language that clearly expresses personality.	Poor The writer does not include any language that expresses their personality to help make the point.	Good The writer attempts to use language to express personality, but it does not make the point.	Excellent The writer cleverly uses language that expresses personality to help make the point in an interesting way.
Mechanics The writer uses appropriate mechanics and spelling.	Poor The errors in grammar or spelling and punctuation make the letter difficult to understand.	Good There are several errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation, but the letter is still readable.	Excellent There are little or no errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation. The writers use of these makes the piece very easy to understand.

Keywords:

Persausive Letter

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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