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Letters about Literature Letters about Literature Rubric Code: HXXAXCB By mcoates2 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Letters about Literature
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Content	Excellent Letter does an excellent job of addressing the contest question; addresses the author	Good Letter does a good job of addressing the contest question; addresses the author	Fair Letter does an adequate job of addressing the contest question; addresses the author or teacher	Poor Letter does not address the contest question; addresses the teacher rather than author
Supporting Details	Excellent Letter has exemplary support in the form of examples, anecdotes or details to support the reader's POV	Good Letter has good support in the form of examples, anecdotes or details to support the reader's POV	Fair Letter has some support in the form of examples, anecdotes or details to support the reader's POV	Poor Letter has little support in the form of examples, anecdotes or details to support the reader's POV
Reader Response	Excellent Reader talks to the author in an intelligent manner - discussing the book rather than analyzing; relates book to self; does not flatter or gush	Good Reader talks to the author - discussing the book, but does some analyzing; relates book to self; does not flatter or gush	Fair Reader talks to the author but uses more summary and analysis; somewhatrelates book to self; does some flattering or gushing	Poor Summarizes book only; is over complimentary or gushy
Word Choice	Excellent Vocabulary is smooth and natural; conversational	Good Vocabulary is mostly smooth and natural; conversational	Fair Vocabulary is not very smooth and natural	Poor Vocabulary is tongue -tied or showy
Organization	Excellent Reader has presented ideas in a logical, organized manner, with little repetition; excellent intro and conclusion	Good Reader has presented ideas in a logical, organized manner, with little repetition; good intro and conclusion	Fair Reader has presented ideas in a mostly logical, organized manner, with little repetition; intro and conclusion are evident	Poor Reader has not presented ideas in a logical, organized manner, with little repetition; no intro and conclusion
Mechanics	Excellent 0-2 errors	Good 3-5 errors	Fair 6-8 errors	Poor 9+ errors
Letter format	Excellent Meets all requirements of friendly letter format	Good Meets most requirements of friendly letter format; may have forgotten to sign	Fair Meets some requirements of friendly letter format	Poor Meets few requirements of friendly letter format