Unit VII: What, Then, Is This American? ca. 1865 - 1900
Question/Problem 4: What was the West like for miners, cattlemen, and homesteader?
| Point of View: The letter accurately portrays the point of view of a miner, a cattleman, or view of a miner, a cattleman, or a homesteader | The point of view is accurate. | 2 |
| The point of view is unclear or inaccurate. | 1 | |
| Information: Facts and examples are used to describe at least three personal characteristics of a miner, a cattleman, or a homesteader. | ||
| Variety of accurate facts,details, and examples. | 5 | |
| Sufficient amount of material. | 4 | |
| Small amount of supporting information is included. | 3 | |
| A mix of accurate and inaccurate information included. | 2 | |
| No supporting information is included. | 1 | |
| Organization: Letter clearly includes an opening paragraph, an organized body of information, and a conclusion | ||
| Letter had definite beginning, middle and end. | 3 | |
| There is an attempt to organize letter. | 2 | |
| No organization, lacking proper structure. | 1 | |
| Writing style: Letter is readable with varied sentence structure. | Clear,readable, and varied writing style. | 2 |
| Some parts of letter are not clear. | 1 | |
| Grammar, mechanics,spelling: Letter has been proofread. | Grammar, mechanics, spelling consistently correct. | 2 |
| Some weaknesses and errors. | 1 | |
| 14-13 = Excellent 12-11 = Good 10- 9 = Satisfactory 8 - 7 = Needs Improvement 6 - 5 = Unsatisfactory | TOTAL SCORE______________
YOUR GRADE________________ | |