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Friendly Letter from a Gothic Character

Students will each write a friendly letter from a character in a Gothic Literature novel and give clues/examples from the novel about events and occurrences. The letter will offer personal knowledge or observations, or other importance experiences the character has been through during the course of the novel (as if a holiday letter to friends).

Rubric Code: PC7X3X

By lrooke

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Friendly Letter
	Exceptional 12 pts	Good 10 pts	Fair 8 pts	Needs Work 6 pts
Letter Format	Exceptional All five parts of the friendly letter (date, greeting, body, closing and signature) are in place and used correctly.	Good Four or five parts of the friendly letter are present, though not in the proper place, but are all used correctly.	Fair The work is in the form of a letter, but the writer used three or less parts of the letter form.	Needs Work The work is not a friendly letter, missing key parts of the format. It does not follow the friendly letter form. May be just a narrative of the story.
Focus	Exceptional Writing is clear and coherent; appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.	Good Writing is mostly clear and coherent; appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.	Fair Writing is somewhat clear and may be confusing at times; task, purpose, and audience may not be clear.	Needs Work Writing is unclear and confusing; is not appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Content	Exceptional The letter is thorough and detailed. Gives multiple examples from the book in the letter.	Good The letter is specific to the book but details may not be thorough. Refers to the book but does not give specifics.	Fair The letter includes basic details without much description or explanation.	Needs Work The letter includes minimal details and limited description or explanation.
Conventions	Exceptional Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are flawless. No errors.	Good Letter contains a few (no more than 3) careless errors.	Fair Letter contains several (4 or more)errors that may hinder comprehension.	Needs Work Letter contains numerous errors that hinder comprehension and understanding of reader.