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Letter to Beowulf

Write a letter to Beowulf from the perspective of Grendel's mother in response to the death of Grendel.

Rubric Code: P8X2BA

By moorean

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Letter to Beowulf
	Poor 5 pts	Fair 10 pts	Good 15 pts	Excellent 20 pts
Point of View	Poor The student does not write from the point of view of Grendel's Mother	Fair The student writes from the point of view of Grendel's Mother	Good The student convincely writes from the point of view of Grendel's Mother	Excellent The student writes insightfully from the point of view of Grendel's Mother
Tone	Poor The student does not develop a tone of the speaker.	Fair The speaker's tone is obscure in the writing.	Good The student writes with a convincing tone of the speaker.	Excellent The student writes with a convincing and engaging tone of the speaker.
Audience/Purpose	Poor The student does not write to a specific audience. The student writes with no purpose in mind.	Fair The audience is hardly mentioned. The purpose is hardly mentioned.	Good The student writes with the audience in mind. The purpose is somewhat logically organized.	Excellent The student writes compellingly to the specified auience. The purpose is both effectively clear and coherent.
Content	Poor The student does not use references from the text.	Fair The student uses limited references from the text.	Good The student uses examples of either diction or imagery from the text.	Excellent The student uses significant examples of both diction and imagery from the text.
Mechanics	Poor The meaning is obscured by the grammatical errors.	Fair There are many mechanical, grammtatical, and punctuational errors in the letter.	Good There are a few mechanical, grammtatical, and punctuational errors in the letter.	Excellent Themechanical, grammtatical, and punctuational errors in the letter. paper is free of