Name: ______Period: _____

“Amigo Brothers” Letter: Revision and Edit

Rubric Category / Points to Consider
Ideas & Insight
Fulfills all requirements of task; shows insight; makes clear connections within & beyond text /
  • Did you choose introduce yourself and your purpose?
  • Did you show how the boys are similar in their background, upbringing, etc?
  • Did you show how the boys are different in various meaningful ways?
  • Have you eliminated any comparisons/contrasts that don’t relate directly to your claim?
  • Do you support your claim for who the winner should is with multiple clear and meaningful arguments?

Supporting Details
Ideas are supported with specific details and examples; good elaboration /
  • Have you used multiple direct quotes from the story in EACH paragraph to support your claims?
  • Have you elaborated and explained your comparison of the boys with specific details from the story?
  • Have you elaborated and explained each piece of evidence supporting your claim for why your character is the winner?

Organization
Clear focus; clear connections between main idea and sub-topics /
  • Did you start a new line and indent for each paragraph?
  • Does each paragraph focus on unique content containing only information relating to that content topic?
  • Did you eliminate repetitive information between and within paragraphs?

Voice & Word Choice
Vivid & precise words; appropriate tone; clear voice /
  • Did you use descriptive words? (Eliminate ‘stuff,’ ‘things,’ ‘good,’ ‘bad,’ ‘nice’)
  • Did you only use pronouns (he, it, them, etc) where the audience knows who/what you’re referring to?
  • Does your word choice appeal to your audience? (Did you use formal language?)
  • Does this sound like YOU wrote it?

Sentence Fluency
Variety of sentence length & structure; smooth, flowing sentences; good transitions /
  • Are your sentences too short and choppy?
  • Are your sentences too lengthy and wordy? (Watch for run-ons!)
  • Did you use transitions between and within each paragraph to connect ideas?
  • Did you introduce and put into context each of your direct quotes?

Conventions
Correct use of capitalization, punctuation, mechanics, spelling, grammar /
  • Did you capitalize all proper nouns (specific names of people/places/things)?
  • Did you correctly cite each direct quote?
  • Commas to set quote apart from introduction/context
  • Quotation marks around only words taken directly from the text
  • Comma before beginning quotation marks & ending punctuation
  • Did you proofread for spelling, punctuation, and grammar?

As you review your rough draft, mark it up using a pencil or pen (not black ink). Make corrections to your paper (circle words that you need to check spelling, correct grammar/punctuation errors, add/delete/substitute words and phrases that don’t sound great).