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Letter to a Loved One: Dealing With Uncertainty

Imagine that you are writing to your family, from a distant place. Either you have joined the militia to go fight against the British, or perhaps you are a child or wife of an American soldier and you are writing to give them encouragement to trust in God during these uncertain times. Either way, address this paper as you would a formal letter.

Rubric Code: TBXB89

By pneilson1

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Letter to the Author
	Way to go! 5 pts	Good work. 3 pts	Not quite there... 1 pts
Purpose for Writing Letter	Way to go! Student clearly communicates the assigned purpose of this letter, which was to inspire strength, courage and trust in God through the uncertain times of war.	Good work. Student communicates only partially the assigned purpose of this letter, which was to inspire strength, courage and trust in God through the uncertain times of war.	Not quite there... Student does not clearly communicate the assigned purpose of this letter.
Biblical Support	Way to go! Student give clear examples from more than one scriptural source to back up their advice and encouragement and these sources are excellent examples of their intended purpose.	Good work. Student give examples from at least one scriptural source to back up their advice and encouragement and this source is excellent examples of their intended purpose, or more than one scriptural reference is given but they do not clearly illustrate the intended purpose.	Not quite there... Student does not accurately give any scriptural references to illustrate the intended purpose of their letter.
Conventions	Way to go! Student has few if any errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation, that do not take away from the understood meaning of the writing.	Good work. Student has several errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation, but errors do not distract from the writing.	Not quite there... There does not appear to be evidence of editing and correction in this writing assignment.
Letter Format	Way to go! Student uses correct format for writing a letter including: heading, date, salutation, body paragraphs, closing, and signature.	Good work. Student uses most of the elements of letter. Several elements are missing.	Not quite there... Student does not follow correct letter format.