Letter to the Author

Directions: Write a letter to the author with the following information:

• The part(s) you enjoyed and why
• The part(s) you didn’t like and why
• Questions you have for the author
• Anything else you may want to say

Be sure to remember the letter format:

Date
Dear _______ ,
Skip a line
This is where you start
writing. Don’t forget to indent
your first line just like this
example is indented slightly.
Also, don’t forget that the “Dear
____” part goes on its own line
and ends in a comma. Don’t
forget the comma after
sincerely!
Sincerely,
Your Name

You will be graded using the following rubric:

Letter to the Author Rubric

4 3 2 1
Includes all
elements of a 3  Includes all the  Missing some  Missing most/all
PLUS information needed information information needed
 Proper letter format  Letter format not  Did not follow letter
 Proper spelling  Proper end quite right format
 Over 8 sentences punctuation  Missing some end  Missing most of end
 Includes proper  Minimum of 6 punctuation punctuation
punctuation sentences  6 sentences but not  Less than 6
throughout whole all are 5th grade sentences
writing quality  Difficult to read or
messy final product
 January 12, 2017
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Dear Mrs. Haddix,

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I just finished your book, Among the Hidden, and
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it was amazing! I loved the suspense that you built in
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beginning when I was trying to figure out why Luke
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wasn’t going to go outside again and why his parents

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were so worried about someone seeing him. This

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really kept me hooked in the book! I was really sad at

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the part where Luke and Jen were separated. It made

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me want to throw my book I was so upset by that part.

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He finally makes a friend, his very first one, and then he

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loses her.
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I was wondering how you thought of this idea for a

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story about 3rd children? It is such a good idea but I

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certainly hope it only stays in books! It did kind of

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remind me about how I’ve read about families in China

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only being allowed to have 1 child.
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I love this book and can’t wait to finish the series. I
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hope you’re working on a new series!
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Sincerely,
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Johnny
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Name: ___________________________
Grade:_______________
Comments:

Reading Bingo – Letter to the Author Rubric

4 3 2 1
Includes all
elements of a 3  Includes all the  Missing some  Missing most/all
PLUS information needed information information needed
 Proper letter format  Letter format not  Did not follow letter
 Proper spelling  Proper end quite right format
 Over 8 sentences punctuation  Missing some end  Missing most of end
 Includes proper  Minimum of 6 punctuation punctuation
punctuation sentences  6 sentences but not  Less than 6
throughout whole all are 5th grade sentences
writing quality  Difficult to read or
messy final product

Name: ___________________________
Grade:_______________
Comments:

Reading Bingo – Letter to the Author Rubric

4 3 2 1
Includes all
elements of a 3  Includes all the  Missing some  Missing most/all
PLUS information needed information information needed
 Proper letter format  Letter format not  Did not follow letter
 Proper spelling  Proper end quite right format
 Over 8 sentences punctuation  Missing some end  Missing most of end
 Includes proper  Minimum of 6 punctuation punctuation
punctuation sentences  6 sentences but not  Less than 6
throughout whole all are 5th grade sentences
writing quality  Difficult to read or
messy final product