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Letter-Essay Rubric

Assessment of letter-essay from independent reading.

Rubric Code: VX36CW8

By leyendecker

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Subject: English

Type: Reading

Grade Levels: 9-12

Letter-Essay
	Advanced 4 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Good 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Content	Advanced Critical/personal response to theme, problem, character development illustrated in depth Author's style and/or plot dicussed in descriptive detail	Proficient Critical/personal response to most issues: theme, problem, character development Author's style and/or plot possibly mentioned	Good Critical/personal response to some issues: theme, problem, character development Author's style and/or plot not mentioned	Needs Improvement Critical/personal response to few issues: theme, problem, character development Author's style and/or plot not mentioned *Too brief; detail ambiguous
Format	Advanced All Friendly Letter requirements included and appropriately placed	Proficient Written as a lfriendly etter, but some elements may be misplaced.	Good Many friendly letter elements are incorrectly placed	Needs Improvement Friendly Letter missing elements (indented paragraphs, closing, greeting, date)
Passage	Advanced Includes a relevant passage from the text with strong connections to why it was chosen	Proficient Includes a passage from the text and a brief description is given as to its importance	Good Includes a passage from the text, but no explanation is given as to its relevancy	Needs Improvement Does not include a passage from the text
Experience as a Reader	Advanced Evaluates the text and makes recommendations for future readers and plans for future readings	Proficient Evaluates and rates the text	Good Mentions some evaluation of the text but does not give a clear opinion	Needs Improvement Does not evaluate the text as a reader
Conventions	Advanced Language, grammar, and mechanics are relatively flawless	Proficient Language, grammar, and mechanics are acceptable with only occasional flaws	Good Language, grammar, and mechanics hinder the message of the content	Needs Improvement Language, grammar, and mechanics are distracting