Friendly Letter to the Archbishop
(Confirmation Writing Assignment)
Due Date: Monday, October 29th
For this assignment you will be required to write a “Friendly Letter” to the Archbishop that discusses the following five points.
* Introduces yourself by first discussing some personal information* Discusses what the sacrament of Confirmation means to you
* Discusses why you want to be confirmed
* Discusses which of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit that you would
like to receive. In addition, you should explain how this gift would be invaluable in your daily life.
* Discusses how you will continue to confirm your commitment to Christ in your daily life.
Requirements:
The letter must be a length of 400 – 500 words for grade eight students. You will be asked to submit the following items upon completion of this assignment:
- A copy of the assignment & evaluation rubric
- Some form of pre-writing, either a word web or jot notes
- A hand written rough draft of your letter
- Two final drafts of your letter. The first copy of the letter will be typed using a font size of 10 C.P.I. and will be double-spaced. The second copy of your letter will also be typed using 10 C.P.I.. However, it will be single spaced, as this copy will be forwarded to the Archbishop before the Confirmation date. For both copies, use a standard easy-to-read font like “Arial “or “Times New Roman”.
This assignment will be evaluated and used for a Writing mark.
Rubric Title Confirmation: Friendly Letter to the Archbishop
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Reasoning* complexity of ideas
* exploration and
clarification of personal
thoughts / - expresses a few simple
undeveloped ideas
- includes few details that
lack relevance / - expresses some ideas of
complexity
- includes some details that
are relevant / - expresses many ideas of
complexity
- includes many relevant
details / - expresses well-developed
ideas with originality
- includes clear and convincing relevant details
Communication
* understanding of purpose
(friendly letter)
* vocabulary
* sentence variety / - shows little understanding
of task
- ineffective vocabulary
- little sentence variety / - shows some
understanding of task
- some effective vocabulary
- some sentence variety / -shows a clear
understanding of task
- much of vocabulary is
used effectively
- variety of sentences used / - shows a thorough
understanding of task
- extensive vocabulary is
used very effectively
- creative sentence variety
Organization of Ideas
* overall structure
* paragraph structure / - little or no clear overall
structure or organization
- little or no clear paragraph
development / - some evidence of overall
structure or organization
- some evidence of
paragraph development / - organization is logical and
appropriate
- evidence of paragraph
development / - organization supports the
purpose and enhances the
thoughts expressed
- paragraphs are highly
developed and well-linked
Application of Language Conventions
* grammar, spelling,
punctuation
* visual presentation (spacing, letter format, font) / - applies conventions with
several major errors
and/or omissions
- improper format used,
sample not followed / - applies conventions with some minor errors and/or omissions
- some elements out of
place or missing / - applies conventions with a
few minor errors and/or
omissions
- most elements are evident
and in place / - applies conventions with
practically no minor errors
and/or omissions
- all elements required are present and used correctly
Comments &
Overall Level: /