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Friendly Letter to Mark Twain

Student will write a letter to Mark Twain about The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Rubric Code: Q34659

By sshader

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Subject: (General)

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8


	3 pts	2 pts	1 pts
Parts of a Friendly Letter	3 Includes all 5 parts of a friendly letter.	2 Includes 4 of the 5 parts of a friendly letter.	1 Includes 3 or fewer parts of a friendly letter.
Letter's Purpose	3 Student states a valid reason for writing the letter	2 Student states a reason for writing the letter but it is not valid or coherent(	1 Student omits the reason for writing the letter.
Part of the Novel	3 Student states favorite or least favorite part of the novel and why. Reasons include discussion of literary elements within the novel.	2 Student states favorite or least favorite part of the novel and why. None of the reasons include a discussion of literary elements within the novel.	1 Students states favorite or least favorite part of the novel but fails to include reasons.
Real-life Situations	3 Student names a particular character(s) and gives 3 incidents from the novel that show how the character's reaction relates to the student's life.	2 Student names a particular character(s) and gives 2 incidents from the novel that show how the character's reaction relates to the student's life	1 Student names a particular character(s) but the incidents from the novel that shows how the character's reaction relates to the student's life are confusing or omitted.
Questions/Suggestions	3 Student asks the author intriguing questions and/or well-thought out suggestions for a sequel.	2 Student questions and/or suggestion are included but lack thoughtfulness on the student's part.	1 Student omits questions or suggestions.
Sentence Structure	3 A serious attempt has been made to create interesting and varied sentences.	2 Sentences are simple and similar in style.	1 Sentences are poorly written.
Proofreading	3 There are no errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation.	2 There are minimal errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation.	1 There are too many errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation.