Evaluation
Rubric for Diary
| CATEGORY | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Grammar & spelling (conventions) | Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling. | Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling. | Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling | Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling. |
| Ideas | Ideas were expressed in a clear and organized fashion. It was easy to figure out what the diary was about. | Ideas were expressed in a pretty clear manner, but the organization could have been better. | Ideas were somewhat organized, but were not very clear. It took more than one reading to figure out what the diary was about. | The letter seemed to be a collection of unrelated sentences. It was very difficult to figure out what the diary was about. |
| Creativity | The diary contains many creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has really used his imagination. | The diary contains a few creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has used his imagination. | The diary contains a few creative details and/or descriptions, but they distract from the story. The author has tried to use his imagination. | There is little evidence of creativity in the diary. The author does not seem to have used much imagination. |
Rubric for Poster
| CATEGORY | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Use of Class Time | Used time well during each class period. Focused on getting the project done. Never distracted others. | Used time well during each class period. Usually focused on getting the project done and never distracted others. | Used some of the time well during each class period. There was some focus on getting the project done but occasionally distracted others. | Did not use class time to focus on the project OR often distracted others. |
| Attractiveness | The poster is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness. | The poster is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness. | The poster is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy. | The poster is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive. |
| Graphics - Relevance | All graphics are related to the topic and make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation. | All graphics are related to the topic and most make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation. | All graphics relate to the topic. Most borrowed graphics have a source citation. | Graphics do not relate to the topic OR several borrowed graphics do not have a source citation. |
| Grammar | There are no grammatical mistakes on the poster. | There is 1 grammatical mistake on the poster. | There are 2 grammatical mistakes on the poster. | There are more than 2 grammatical mistakes on the poster. |
| Speaks Clearly | Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, and mispronounces no words. | Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, but mispronounces one word. | Speaks clearly and distinctly most ( 94-85%) of the time. Mispronounces no more than one word. | Often mumbles or can not be understood OR mispronounces more than one word. |
| Collaboration with Peers | Almost always listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group. Tries to keep people working well together. | Usually listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group. Does not cause "waves" in the group. | Often listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group but sometimes is not a good team member. | Rarely listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group. Often is not a good team member. |
| Uses Complete Sentences | Always (99-100% of time) speaks in complete sentences. | Mostly (80-98%) speaks in complete sentences. | Sometimes (70-80%) speaks in complete sentences. | Rarely speaks in complete sentences. |
Reflection Paper
| CATEGORY | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Grammar & spelling (conventions) | Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling. | Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling. | Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling | Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling. |
| Ideas | Ideas were expressed in a clear and organized fashion. It was easy to figure out what the summary was about. | Ideas were expressed in a pretty clear manner, but the organization could have been better. | Ideas were somewhat organized, but were not very clear. It took more than one reading to figure out what the letter was about. | The letter seemed to be a collection of unrelated sentences. It was very difficult to figure out what the letter was about. |
| Sentences & Paragraphs | Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-constructed and of varied structure. | All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons). Paragraphing is generally done well. | Most sentences are complete and well-constructed. Paragraphing needs some work. | Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work. |
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