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Rock Types Letter Rock Types Brochure Write a friendly letter to an alien describing the rocks on earth with definitions and examples. Rubric Code: Q989W5 By mlcochran Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Rock Types Letter
	Rock Expert 4 pts	Rock Journeyman 2.5 pts	Rock Novice 1.5 pts
Format	Rock Expert Meets all the requirements for a friendly letter.	Rock Journeyman Meets several of the requirements for a friendly letter.	Rock Novice Missing several requirements for a friendly letter.
Content Accuracy	Rock Expert The letter contains three rock types with definitions and examples.	Rock Journeyman The letter contains two rock types with definitions and examples or three rock types are present, but missing one definition or example.	Rock Novice The letter contains zero or one rock type and incomplete definitions or examples.
Ideas	Rock Expert Ideas were expressed in a clear and organized fashion. It was easy to figure out the letter was about the three types of rocks.	Rock Journeyman Ideas were somewhat organized, but were not very clear. It took more than one reading to figure out the letter was about the types of rocks.	Rock Novice The letter seemed to be a collection of unrelated sentences. It was difficult to figure out the letter was about the types of rocks.
Organization	Rock Expert Letter has no errors in grammar or spelling.	Rock Journeyman Letter has one or two errors in grammar and/or spelling.	Rock Novice Letter has three or more errors in grammar and/or spelling.
Appearance	Rock Expert Letter is neatly handwritten and is easy to read with no distracting errors. It was done with pride in the topic.	Rock Journeyman Letter is somewhat neatly hand-written and is easy to read with no distracting errors. It was done with care.	Rock Novice Letter is is messy in appearance. It may have several distracting error corrections. It looks like it was done in a hurry or stored improperly.