Pen Pal Rubric
Naming physical
characteristics of
WA
Cultural Aspects of
WA
1
Student names
less than 7
physical
characteristics of
Washington state
on a map
Student writes 1
or less paragraphs
with a topic
sentence,
concrete detail, 3
explanation
sentences, and a
conclusion
sentence on the
cultural aspect of
WA. Student Does
not describe how
the geography
affects cultural
aspect of WA.
Physical Aspects of
WA
Student writes 1
or less paragraphs
with a topic
sentence,
concrete detail, 3
explanation
sentences, and a
conclusion
sentence on the
physical aspect of
WA. Student Does
not describe how
the geography
affects physical
aspect of WA.
Letter Writing
See letter writing
rubric
Student has one
resource page in
APA format with
more than 5 errors
Sources
2
Student names 7-9
physical
characteristics of
Washington state
on a map
3
Student names 10
physical
characteristics of
Washington state
on a map
4
Student writes 2
or less paragraphs
with a topic
sentence,
concrete detail, 3
explanation
sentences, and a
conclusion
sentence on the
cultural aspect of
WA. Student
vaguely describes
how the
geography affects
cultural aspect of
WA.
Student writes 2
or less paragraphs
with a topic
sentence,
concrete detail, 3
explanation
sentences, and a
conclusion
sentence on the
physical aspect of
WA. Student
vaguely describes
how the
geography affects
physical aspect of
WA.
See letter writing
rubric
Student has one
resource page in
APA format with
3-5 errors
Student writes
three paragraphs
with a topic
sentence,
concrete detail, 12 explanation
sentences, and a
conclusion
sentence on the
cultural aspect of
WA and how the
geography affects
cultural aspect of
WA.
Student writes
three paragraphs
with a topic
sentence,
concrete detail, 3
explanation
sentences, and a
conclusion
sentence on the
cultural aspect of
WA and how the
geography affects
cultural aspect of
WA.
Student writes
three paragraphs
with a topic
sentence,
concrete detail, 12 explanation
sentences, and a
conclusion
sentence on the
physical aspect of
WA and how the
geography affects
physical aspect of
WA.
Student writes
three paragraphs
with a topic
sentence,
concrete detail, 3
explanation
sentences, and a
conclusion
sentence on the
physical aspect of
WA and how the
geography affects
physical aspect of
WA.
See letter writing
Rubric
Student has one
resource page in
APA format with
1-3 errors
See letter writing
Rubric
Student has one
resource page in
APA format with
zero errors