iRubric: "Fall of the House of Usher" Diary rubric

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"Fall of the House of Usher" Diary World War II prisoner Journal/Letter Rubric for journal/letter assignment from the mind of Madeline Usher to Roderick Usher or Philip Winthrop, or from Philip Winthrop to Madeline Usher Rubric Code: E65488 By kyindigo Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Letter/Journal Criterion
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Knowledge	Poor The letter/journal lacks knowledge of the character who is writing the letter. The letter/journal displays signs of inadaquate understanding of the writing prompt.	Fair The letter/journal reflects knowledge of the character's thoughts and concerns as described in the short story or film. There may be a few minor misconceptions. The letter/journal somewhat meets the requirements of the writing prompt.	Good The letter/journal reflects good knowledge of the character's thoughts and concerns as described in the short story or film. The letter/journal is developed and mostly in line with the writing prompt.	Excellent The letter/journal reflects an excellent understanding of knowledge of the character's thoughts and concerns as described in the short story or film. The letter/journal is developed effectively and in line with the writing prompt
Organization/Structure	Poor The letter/journal is not organized. Most content requirements (ideas) are not met. Text is erratic. Letter/journal format loosely followed with major errors.	Fair The letter/journal is somewhat organized. Some content requirments (ideas) may be met but text does not flow smoothly. Letter/journal format is somewhat followed with errors.	Good The letter/journal is organized and the text somewhat flows smoothly from one content requirement(idea) to the next. Letter/journal format is followed with few errors.	Excellent The letter/journal is organized and the text flows smoothly from one content requirement(idea) to the next. Letter/journal format is followed with no errors.
Grammer, Punctuation & Spelling	Poor Letter/journal has many major grammatical, puntuation and/or spelling errors.	Fair Letter/journal has many minor or a major grammatical, puntuation and/or spelling errors	Good Letter/journal has a few minor grammatical, puntuation and/or spelling errors.	Excellent Letter/journal has no grammatical or punctuation errors. There are no spelling errors.