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CDC Letter

Each student will write a letter to our school administration to help keep our school safe and healthy against strep throat.

Rubric Code: Y2W8C89

By rcamarata

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Subject: Science

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

CDC Letter
	Excellent Advanced 4 pts	Good Proficient 3 pts	Fair Basic 2 pts	Poor Below Basic 1 pts
Organization	Excellent The introduction contains a clearly stated topic sentence (hook); the body fully and clearly explains the character chosen; the conclusion effectively ends the writing with the last step, with the author's perspective on the activity.	Good The introduction contains a topic sentence (hook); the body explains the steps involved in doing or making something; the conclusion presents the last step or another logical ending.	Fair The introduction contains a topic sentence (hook), but the sentence may be unclear, imprecise, or undeveloped; the body explains little about the character chosen; the conclusion does not present the last step or any other logical reflection on the process.	Poor The introduction lacks a topic sentence (hook); the body does not break the process into steps; the conclusion is missing or repetitive.
Ideas	Excellent The overall purpose is clear; supporting details are presented in excellent order; transitional words and phrases that show order are used effectively; the writing is tailored to the audience.	Good The purpose is generally clear; most supporting details are presented in considerable order in which they are performed; transitional words and phrases that show order are used; the writing is generally focused on the audience.	Fair The purpose is unclear; supporting details may be presented in some order; the writing lacks transitional words and phrases that show order; the writing does not address the intended audience.	Poor No purpose is apparent. Supporting details are limited and presented in limited or no order. The writing does not address the intended audience.
Conventions	Excellent There are few or no errors in mechanics, usage, or grammar.	Good There are some errors in mechanics, usage, and grammar.	Fair Errors in mechanics, usage, or grammar interfere with the audience's understanding of the process.	Poor Serious and numerous errors in mechanics, usage, or grammar block the audience's understanding of the process.
Word Choice	Excellent The writer has excellent word choice and uses descriptive words in their writing. There is at least 2 forms of figurative language.	Good The writer has nice word choice. They could have written with a little more description. The paper has only one form of figurative language.	Fair The writer has very little different word choices for the paper. The writer used no figurative language.	Poor The writer does not have acceptable word choice in this paper. The writer used no figurative language.
Citations	Excellent Each body paragraph contains a citation. It is clearly labeled and supports the idea for the body paragraph.	Good Some body paragraphs contains a citation. It is clearly labeled and supports the idea for the body paragraph.	Fair A body paragraph contains a citation. It is clearly labeled and supports the idea for the body paragraph.	Poor There is no citation in any paragraph.

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