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Immigration Letters Immigration Letters a. Write an exchange of letters between 2 friends or relatives from Latin America. One has emigrated to the U.S. and the other has remained in their own country. The letters should discuss each person’s feelings about status, their life in the U.S. and their plans for the future. Use what you have learned from the songs to create the letters. Rubric Code: Z3W383 By mellerker Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Geography Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Content
	Poor 13 pts	Fair 15 pts	Good 17 pts	Excellent 20 pts
Discusses Documentatio	Poor Documentation is mentioned	Fair Documentation and problems with it are discussed.	Good Documentation and problems with it are discussed. (Difficulty getting papers or difficulty living without papers)	Excellent Documentation and problems with it are discussed. (Difficulty getting papers or difficulty living without papers) Emotions about the topic are accurately described.
Life in the Canada	Poor Life in the Canada is described vaguely without reference to immigrant's or non-immigrant's perceptions and perspective.	Fair Life in the Canada is described with references to either positive or negative aspects.	Good Life in the Canada is described with references to both positive and negative aspects.	Excellent Life in the Canada is described with references to both positive and negative aspects as well as the contrast between dreams and stereotypes and realities.
Plans for Future	Poor Plans for the future are mentioned but descriptions are vague.	Fair Plans for the future are described clearly.	Good Plans for the future are described clearly with reference to each correspondent's perspective.	Excellent Plans for the future are described clearly with reference to each correspondent's perspective and contrasts are illuminated.
Style and Presentation
	Poor 7 pts	Fair 8 pts	Good 9 pts	Excellent 10 pts
Style	Poor The two letters have different information but may not sound like different people.	Fair Each letter reflects the correspondent's point of view.	Good Details show the difference between the characters and their situation. The difference between the correspondents can be understood.	Excellent Each correspondent has a distinct voice. Details show the difference in their situation. We begin to know the characters.
Presentation	Poor Script is legible and they appear to be letters.	Fair Letters are neat, legible with view grammatical errors.	Good Both letters appear realistic but neat, legible and with proper grammar.	Excellent Both letters appear realistic but neat, legible and with proper grammar. They are visually distinct.