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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: XX27365

By KDSawyers

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Writing to Mark Twain
	Meets all expectations 3 pts	Meets most expectations 2 pts	Fails to meet expectation 1 pts
Organization Includes all parts of a friendly letter	Meets all expectations Includes all 5 parts of a friendly letter.	Meets most expectations Includes 4 of the 5 parts of a friendly letter.	Fails to meet expectation Includes 3 or fewer parts of a friendly letter.
Letter's Purpose	Meets all expectations Student states a valid reason for writing the letter	Meets most expectations Student states a reason for writing the letter but it is not valid or coherent(	Fails to meet expectation Student omits the reason for writing the letter.
Part of the Novel	Meets all expectations Student states favorite or least favorite part of the novel and why. Reasons include discussion of literary elements within the novel.	Meets most expectations 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.	Fails to meet expectation Students states favorite or least favorite part of the novel but fails to include reasons.
Real-life Situations	Meets all expectations 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.	Meets most expectations 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	Fails to meet expectation 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	Meets all expectations Student asks the author intriguing questions and/or well-thought out suggestions for a sequel.	Meets most expectations Student questions and/or suggestion are included but lack thoughtfulness on the student's part.	Fails to meet expectation Student omits questions or suggestions.
Sentence Fluency	Meets all expectations A serious attempt has been made to create interesting and varied sentences.	Meets most expectations Sentences are simple and similar in style.	Fails to meet expectation Sentences are poorly written.
Conventions	Meets all expectations There are no errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation.	Meets most expectations There are minimal errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation.	Fails to meet expectation There are too many errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation.