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Letter to England

You recently moved to the colonies from England. Write a letter to your family in England describing your life in the colonies. You may answer the questions in any order. Fill in the rubric (grade yourself).

Rubric Code: RX957XB

By sstebbins

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Subject: History

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Letter to England
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Needs Improvement 2 pts	Unsatisfactory 1 pts
Grade Your Letter Carefully check your work. Mark the box that best describes your work. If you find a mistake, you may fix your letter and regrade your work before you turn it in. This helps YOU so be accurate!	Excellent Every line of the rubric evaluated and marked.	Good All but 2 lines evaluated.	Needs Improvement All but 3 lines evaluated.	Unsatisfactory Directions were not followed.
Mechanics & Page Set Up Key info. about you, the class, and assignment, how the page looks	Excellent Name (first and last) Date Due ( ) Class (History 7) Teacher (Mrs. Stebbins) Assignment: (Letter to England) Approximately one page, double space, size 12 font	Good Missing 1 item.	Needs Improvement Missing 2 items.	Unsatisfactory Missing 3 or more items. Directions were not followed.
Written in Letter Form Pretend you are writing a letter - not a textbook. It should sound like a letter. It should have and opening, a body, and a closing.	Excellent Written in letter form. Has opening, body and closing. Sentences sound like a letter, not a textbook.	Good Most written in letter form.	Needs Improvement Some written in letter form. Missing an opening or a closing.	Unsatisfactory Directions were not followed.
City or Farm? Colony? Do you live in a city or on a farm? What colony do you live in?	Excellent City or country is mentioned. Colony is mentioned.	Good They are mentioned, but it is confusing or unclear.	Needs Improvement One is not mentioned.	Unsatisfactory Missing or directions were not followed.
House What does your house look like? What kind of place is it in?	Excellent Descriptive, accurate, creative information about your colonial house.	Good Accurate, but needs more descriptive or creative details.	Needs Improvement Something is inaccurate.	Unsatisfactory Missing or directions were not followed.
Family Who is in your family? Who lives with you?	Excellent Descriptive, accurate, creative information about your family and the people who live with you.	Good Accurate, but needs more descriptive or creative details.	Needs Improvement Something is inaccurate.	Unsatisfactory Missing or directions were not followed.
Work What jobs do you and your family do?	Excellent Descriptive, accurate, creative information about your work.	Good Accurate, but needs more descriptive or creative details.	Needs Improvement Something is inaccurate.	Unsatisfactory Missing or directions were not followed.
Leisure What do you do during your leisure time?	Excellent Descriptive, accurate, creative information about your leisure time.	Good Accurate, but needs more descriptive or creative details.	Needs Improvement Something is inaccurate.	Unsatisfactory Missing or directions were not followed.
Public Education What are your views on the recent news about public education in your colony?	Excellent Descriptive, accurate, creative information about public education in your colony.	Good Accurate, but needs more descriptive or creative details.	Needs Improvement Something is inaccurate.	Unsatisfactory Missing or directions were not followed.
Bill of Rights and Parliament Ask your family questions about the English Bill of Rights and the work of Parliament.	Excellent Descriptive, accurate, creative information about the English Bill of Rights and Parliament.	Good Accurate, but needs more descriptive or creative details.	Needs Improvement Something is inaccurate.	Unsatisfactory Missing or directions were not followed.
Capitalization & Punctuation	Excellent No or few errors in capitalization and/or punctuation. (0-2)	Good Several errors in capitalization and/or punctuation. (3-4)	Needs Improvement Many errors in capitalization and/or punctuation (5+)	Unsatisfactory A large number of errors in capitalization and/or punctuation making it difficult to understand.
Grammar & Spelling	Excellent No or few errors in grammar and/or spelling.(0-2)	Good Several errors in grammar and/or spelling. (3-4)	Needs Improvement Many errors in grammar and/or spelling (5+)	Unsatisfactory A large number of errors in grammar and/or spelling making it difficult to understand.
On Time Remember: A PROJECT GRADE IS A TEST GRADE	Excellent On time! Yay! :)	Good	Needs Improvement	Unsatisfactory Work is late. -10 points for each day late off poster, -5 points of "On Time" grade and a warning in RenWeb. :( Don't be late! It is a TEST GRADE

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