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Friendly Letters Friendly Letters Students will write a friendly letter to the astronaut or astronomer of their choice learned about in class. Rubric Code: Q74295 By Nevi0029 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assignment Grade Levels: 6-8

Letters from Camp Rubric
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Letter Format	Poor The work is not a friendly letter. It does not follow the friendly letter form.	Fair The work is in the form of a letter, but the writer may not have used all five parts of the letter form.	Good All five parts of the friendly letter and are used correctly.	Excellent All five parts of the friendly letter are in place and used correctly.
Focus	Poor The writing does not focus on any particular topic, and it is hard to understand.	Fair The writer has not used details to make the events clear for the reader.	Good The letter conveys information to the reader, and some details are used.	Excellent The writer conveys information creatively and includes details that add interest and charm to the letter.
Connection to astronaut/astronomer	Poor The letter does not make sense based on what was learned about the astronaut or astronomer and has little or no support.	Fair The letter makes some sense based on what was learned about the astronaut or astronomer and has little support.	Good The letter makes sense based on what was learned about the astronaut or astronomer and is supported by at least 2 details / explanations.	Excellent The letter makes sense based on what was learned about the astronaut or astronomer and is supported with at least 3 details / explanations.
Content	Poor The letter has no content that shows understanding of the the astronaut or astronomer.	Fair The letter has little content that shows understanding of the astronaut or astronomer.	Good The letter has some content that shows understanding of the astronaut or astronomer.	Excellent The letter has much content that shows understanding of the astronaut or astronomer.