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Letter-Essay Rubric Letter-Essay Assessment of letter-essay from independent reading. Rubric Code: K35WX4 By ARMarshall Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Reading Grade Levels: 9-12

Letter-Essay
	Needs Improvement 1 pts	Good 2 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Advanced 4 pts
Content	Needs Improvement Critical/personal response to few issues: theme, problem, character development Author's style and/or plot not mentioned *Too brief; detail ambiguous	Good Critical/personal response to some issues: theme, problem, character development Author's style and/or plot not mentioned	Proficient Critical/personal response to most issues: theme, problem, character development Author's style and/or plot possibly mentioned	Advanced Critical/personal response to theme, problem, character development illustrated in depth Author's style and/or plot dicussed in descriptive detail
Format	Needs Improvement Friendly Letter missing elements (indented paragraphs, closing, greeting, date)	Good Many friendly letter elements are incorrectly placed	Proficient Written as a lfriendly etter, but some elements may be misplaced.	Advanced All Friendly Letter requirements included and appropriately placed
Passage	Needs Improvement Does not include a passage from the text	Good Includes a passage from the text, but no explanation is given as to its relevancy	Proficient Includes a passage from the text and a brief description is given as to its importance	Advanced Includes a relevant passage from the text with strong connections to why it was chosen
Experience as a Reader	Needs Improvement Does not evaluate the text as a reader	Good Mentions some evaluation of the text but does not give a clear opinion	Proficient Evaluates and rates the text	Advanced Evaluates the text and makes recommendations for future readers and plans for future readings
Conventions	Needs Improvement Language, grammar, and mechanics are distracting	Good Language, grammar, and mechanics hinder the message of the content	Proficient Language, grammar, and mechanics are acceptable with only occasional flaws	Advanced Language, grammar, and mechanics are relatively flawless