Assessment
These letters will be assessed for all of the usual writing criteria:
- content – includes details; ideas are developed, purpose is clear
- style – uses a a broad and interesting vocabulary and a variety of sentence structures
- form/organization – effective opening and closing; paragraph structure
- conventions – spelling, punctuation, grammar, usage
In addition, the letters will be assessed for your understanding of life in the residential schools and how this affected children and families.
Letter home:
- shows conditions in the residential schools
- shows what it felt like to be there (emotion)
- shows what students missed about home
- sounds personal
Letter to government:
- tells about children’s rights and how they were violated
- suggests better ways to treat aboriginal children and families
- tells the government what action to take