Solidarity Letter Task

Based on your "Write for Rights" Case, write a solidarity letter

addressed to the prominent government official that Amnesty
International suggests for you.
Your letter will consist of four paragraphs:
Paragraph 1: A brief introduction about yourself and what you are
writing about.
Paragraph 2: Description and summary of the case's injustices.
Paragraph 3: Who is this person/people and why should we care about
the injustices that they are encountering?
Paragraph 4: Call to Action - what are you requesting the Canadian
government to do about the situation?
Outline:
Solidarity Letter
Address:
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
Dear _____________________:
Paragraph 1:
1. Brief Introduction:
_____________________________________________________________________
__
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
2. What are you writing about?
____________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________

Paragraph 2: Description and Summary of the case's injustices:

_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________

Paragraph 3:
Who is this person?
__________________________________________________________________________
___
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Why should we care about the injustices that this person is facing?
_______________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
____

Paragraph 4:
What do you want the Canadian government to do about this situation?
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Respectfully/Sincerely,
Signature: _____________________________
Name: _____________________________

Solidarity Letter Rubric

Level 1
Knowledge
Little to no
and
understandin
Understandi g of the
ng
solidarity
letter
/10 structure
Thinking
Limited
and Inquiry
details and
supporting
/10 points about
the issue at
hand

Level 2
Some
understandin
g of the
solidarity
letter
structure
Some details
and
supporting
points about
the issue at
hand

Level 3
Good
understandin
g
of
the
solidarity
letter
structure
A significant
amount of
details and
supporting
points about
the issue at
hand

Communicat
ion

Some errors
in spelling,
grammar,
and
punctuation.

A minimal
amount of
errors in
spelling,
grammar,
and
punctuation.

/10

A significant
amount of
errors in
spelling,
grammar,
and
punctuation.

Level 4
Excellent
understandi
ng of the
solidarity
letter
structure
An
exceptional
amount of
details and
supporting
points about
the issue at
hand
No errors in
spelling,
grammar,
and
punctuation.