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Friendly Letter to Author

Friendly letter written by students to an author. In this case Andrew Clements.

Rubric Code: R6A868

By hjenkins

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Subject: English

Type: Reading

Grade Levels: K-5

Letter to Author
	Not Yet Meeting 1 pts	Minimally Meeting 2 pts	Fully Meeting 3 pts	Exceeding 4 pts
Format	Not Yet Meeting Student has created a letter in friendly letter format with three mistakes. The letter is difficult to read due to lack of neatness and presentation.	Minimally Meeting Student has created a letter in friendly latter format with two mistakes. Student has typed or written the letter in cursive.	Fully Meeting Student has created a letter in friendly letter format with one mistake. Student has typed or written the letter in their best cursive.	Exceeding Student has created a letter in perfect friendly letter format. Student has typed or written the letter in their best cursive.
Introduction and Conclusion	Not Yet Meeting Student wrote 3 sentences in intro. Student does not make you excited to read the letter. No conclusion - the reader is left hanging.	Minimally Meeting Student wrote 4 sentences in intro. Student makes you somewhat excited to read the letter. Conclusion ends abruptly without thanking the author.	Fully Meeting Student wrote 5 sentences in intro. Student makes you excited to read the letter. Conclusion thanks author in somewhat simple terms.	Exceeding Student wrote more than 5 sentences for intro. Student makes you very excited to read the letter. Conclusion thanks author , and refers back to main ideas to conclude.
Connections	Not Yet Meeting Student wrote 2 sentences about 1 very simple connection they had to self.	Minimally Meeting Student wrote about 2 connections they had to the book. Student chose meaningful, important connections to self.	Fully Meeting Student wrote about 3 connections they had to the book. Student chose important, meaningful connections to self, and other text.	Exceeding Student wrote more than 3 connections they had to the book. Student chose important, meaningful connections to self, texts, and the world.
Author's Style/Storyline	Not Yet Meeting Student wrote 2 simple sentences about 2 reasons they liked the author's style.	Minimally Meeting Student wrote 3 somewhat thoughtful sentences about 2 reasons they liked the author's style/storyline. No examples from the book are given.	Fully Meeting Student wrote 4 sentences about 3 reasons they liked the author's style/storyline. Student gave a specific example from the book as support.	Exceeding Student wrote more than 4 sentences about more than 3 reasons they liked the author's style or the storyline. Student gave two specific examples from the book as support.
Questioning	Not Yet Meeting No questions were posed to the author.	Minimally Meeting One or two simple, 'on the lines'an questions were asked of the author.	Fully Meeting 3 more complex questions beginning with leads like: How..., In your opinion..., Explain..., which force a more elaborate answer from the author are evident.	Exceeding 4-5 complex questions are asked of the author. Student also offers his/her own thoughts, ideas, and opinions about the book.

Keywords:

connections, questioning, letter format.

Subjects:

English

Types:

Reading

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