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Independent Reading Book Letter Rubric 
For 10% of your grade, you are required to read and write a letter to me about two books that you read in addition to what we read in our Reading class, per quarter. Your letter must contain a plot summary, a description of the setting, a comparison/contrast of you and any main character in the text, as well as questions that you had as you read the story, and, finally, whether you would recommend the story to me or to a friend and why....
Rubric Code: A7749
By brugge19
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Subject: English  
Type: Reading  
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

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  Madonna!

4 pts

Bravo

3 pts

Cosi cosi

2 pts

Che Schifo!

1 pts

Format

Madonna!

Contains all of the following: Date, salutation (Dear ...), introduction, body and closing (Sincerely ...).
Bravo

Contains most of the following: Date, salutation (Dear ...), introduction, body and closing (Sincerely ...).
Cosi cosi

Contains some of the following: Date, salutation (Dear ...), introduction, body and closing (Sincerely ...).
Che Schifo!

Contains few or none of the following: Date, salutation (Dear ...), introduction, body and closing (Sincerely ...).
Content

Madonna!

Contains all of the following: A description of the setting, a comparison/contrast of you and any main character in the text, as well as reciprocal questions that you had as you read the story, and, finally, whether you would recommend the story to me or to a friend and why....
Bravo

Contains most of the following: A description of the setting, a comparison/contrast of you and any main character in the text, as well as questions that you had as you read the story, and, finally, whether you would recommend the story to me or to a friend and why....
Cosi cosi

Contains only some of the following: A description of the setting, a comparison/contrast of you and any main character in the text, as well as questions that you had as you read the story, and, finally, whether you would recommend the story to me or to a friend and why....
Che Schifo!

Contains one or none of the following: A description of the setting, a comparison/contrast of you and any main character in the text, as well as questions that you had as you read the story, and, finally, whether you would recommend the story to me or to a friend and why....
Plot Summary

Madonna!

In additon to the above content requirements, the letter contains a concise summary of the plot and main characters that tells the main parts of the story to an imaginary friend so that he/she would know the story even if they didn't read it. The summary contains no unncessary information.
Bravo

In additon to the above content requirements, the letter contains a concise summary of the plot and main characters that gives a pretty good overview of the story to an imaginary friend so that he/she would know the story even if they didn't read it. The summary contains very little unncessary information.
Cosi cosi

In additon to the above content requirements, the letter contains a summary of the plot and main characters that gives only a decent overview of the story to an imaginary friend so that he/she would only get an average idea of the story if they didn't read it. The summary contains some unncessary information.
Che Schifo!

In additon to the above content requirements, the letter contains a summary of the plot and main characters that doesn't really give a realistic clue of the story to an imaginary friend so that he/she would not really understand the story if they didn't read it. The summary contains some to a lot of unncessary information.
Appearance/Neatness

Madonna!

Has all of the following: Neat and legible penmanship or typed, paper is neat.
Bravo

Letter is somewhat neat and legible, but overall appearance of paper leaves something to be desired.
Cosi cosi

Letter is either neat and legible or the paper is neat, but not both.
Che Schifo!

Letter looks like it was run over by the wheel of a baby stroller, then trampled by a pack of dogs.




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