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Historical Letter Historical Letter/Journal Entry Rubric Rubric for writing a letter, as a slave, during the Colonial Era in American History. Rubric Code: YXX23B5 By andyendress Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Slavery Historical Letter
	Limited 1 pts	Sound 2 pts	High 3 pts
Creativity	Limited There is no creativity or originality shown in the writing. The letter is telling and no showing of what the writer has learned.	Sound The writer shows creativity and originality. Ideas are exciting and honest. The writer expresses his/ her personality.	High The writer has shown creativity and originality. Ideas are exciting, original and powerful. The writer fully expresses his/ her writing in a way no one else will.
Role Assumption	Limited Letter does not reflect the character or situation. Character development is lacking and his/her actions are not consistent with what one might expect of the time period. Breaks character multiple times	Sound Piece reflects the role and situation effectively with consideration for time period. Character development is done well and existence of the character and his/her actions is mostly consistent with what one might expect of the time period. Only breaks character in minor areas.	High Role and situation are assumed with creativity and effectiveness. Character development is achieved masterfully and existence of the character and his/her actions is entirely consistent with what one might expect of the time period. Never breaks character.
Persuasiveness & Requirements	Limited Letter covers 2 or less required elements and writing is rough.	Sound Letter attempts to convince audience of requirements but is not effective. Only some of the required elements, but does so in a non-cohesive manner in the writing.	High Letter is creative and effective in conveying believability. All required elements are covered and they blend into the story and time period.
Ideas & Content	Limited There is not any information shared on the topic. Ideas are vague and random.	Sound There is some information shared on the topic. Ideas begin to become clearer and are related to the topic, but sometimes strays away from the topic.	High The information shared relates to the topic. The writer has shown they know a lot about the topic and add interesting details.
Grammar & Spelling	Limited Spelling only is correct. Grammar and punctuation are incoherent.	Sound Punctuation & spelling are correct. Grammar is rough.	High Punctuation, spelling, & grammar are all correct.