NATIVE AMERICANS

READING FOR INFORMATIONAL TEXT ASSESSMENT

You will write a RAFT.
R: role of Native American Child
A: audience was a Native American Pen Pal
F: form is a pen pal letter

EP
FOCUS

CONVENTIONS

PRESENTATION
S

AP

Your report
included:
geography, culture,
daily
responsibilities /
activities, food and
home.
Your tribal name
was included along
with the name and
meaning.
Spelling and
grammar are all
correct. No errors.

Few errors in
spelling and
grammar.

Some errors in
spelling and
grammar.

Many errors in
spelling and
grammar

Neat and easy to

read
Writing is in a letter
format

Handwriting is
legible
Writing is in a letter
format

Handwriting is
messy
Writing is not in a
letter format

Handwriting is
unreadable
Writing is not in a
letter format

Your report included

4 of the following:
geography, culture,
daily
responsibilities /
activities, food and
home.
Your tribal name

was included but

not the meaning.

NP

Your report included

3 of the following:
geography, culture,
daily
responsibilities /
activities, food and
home.
Your tribal name

was not included.

Your report included

2 or less of the
following:
geography, culture,
daily
responsibilities /
activities, food and
home.
Your tribal name
was not included.

VOICE

NATIVE AMERICANS
READING FOR INFORMATIONAL TEXT ASSESSMENT
Logical and clear to Somewhat logical
Writing is unclear
the reader
and clear to the
reader
The writer seems to
be writing from
knowledge or
experience. The
author has taken
the ideas and made
them his own.

The writer seems to

be drawing on
knowledge or
experience, but
there is some lack
of ownership of the
topic.

The writer relates

some of this own
knowledge or
experience, but it
adds nothing to the
discussion of the
topic.

Writing is unclear

The writer has not

tried to transfer the
information in a
personal way. The
ideas and the way
they are expressed
seem to belong to
someone else.

T: topic is Native American tribes

CHECKLIST:
I included:

1. Fictional Symbol
Story/Poem
2. Map of Tribe
Location/Geography
3. Pen Pal Letter
4. All notes
EVALUATION: Circle the best choice. 5 is the best and 1 is the lowest
I completed all the tasks independently.
1
I did my very best work.
1
I used C.U.P.S to complete the work.
1
1
1
Total Score: __________________

2
2
2
2
2

3
3
3
3
3

4
4
4
4
4

5
5
5
5
5