Letter to make Michigan a State Rubric

Reasons to
become a State

Letter does not

include reasons
to become a
state.

Letter includes a
reason to
become a state,
but not a
legitimate
reason.

Letter touches
on one reason
we talked about
in class.

Letter mentions
two or more
things we
touched on in
class about
michigan
becoming a
state.

Explorers

Letter fails to
mention any
explorers that
came through
Michigan.

Letter briefly
mentions one
explorer's name.

Letter mentions
two explorers,
and shares one
fact about one
of them.

Letter mentions
at least three
explorers and
gives at least
one fact about
each one.

British and the

Fight for
Michigan

Letter fails to
talk about the
British coming to
Michigan.

Letter mentions
the British
coming to
Michigan.

Letter talks
about the British
coming to
Michigan and
gives several
facts about
them.

Letter talks
about the British
and analyzes
the effect they
had on Michigan
becoming a
State.

Grammar and
Spelling

Letter is almost
impossible to
read because of
handwriting and
has over 15
errors.

Letter has over

10 errors.

Letter has over

7 errors and has
good fluency.

Letter as fewer
than 5 errors
and has good
fluency
throughout.