Student Name:____________________

GATSBY RUBRICS

Rubric for posterboard

CATEGORY 3 POINTS 2 POINTS 1 POINT 0 POINTS
TITLE Title can be read Title can be read Title can be Title is too small
from 6 feet away from 6 feet away and read from 4 feet and/or does not
and is creative. describes content away and describe the content
well. describes the of the poster well.
content well.
Illustrations Illustrations are Most illustrations are Most Illustrations are not
appropriate and appropriate and the illustrations are clear or are too
clearly identified content is easily appropriate and small.
from 6 feet away. viewed from 6 feet easily viewed
away. from 4’ away.
Captions All illustrations Most illustrations Several have Captions are small,
have accurate have accurate captions that inaccurate, or not
captions that can be captions that can be can be read important.
read from 3 feet read from 3 feet from 3 feet
away. away. away.
Attractiveness It is exceptionally It is attractive in It is acceptably It is distractingly
attractive in terms terms of layout, attractive, messy, poorly
of layout, design, design, and neatness. though it may designed, or
and neatness. be messy. unattractive.

Total: (of 12) __________

Rubric for Essay
CATEGORY 3 POINTS 2 POINTS 1 POINT 0 POINTS
Organization and The essay is very The essay is The essay is The essay is
Focus clear. All parts sometimes clear. somewhat unclear. confusing. Off
stay on the topic. Most sentences are Some paragraphs topic.
related to topic. are unclear.
Content/ The essay is well Essay is somewhat The essay is The essay is barely
Development developed, developed, with minimally developed. No use
containing use of some attention to developed, with of the 5 W's.
the five W's the 5 W's. little attention to
the 5 W's.
Sentence and Sentences vary in Sentences have Sentences have Student has failed
Paragraph use length. Word some variety in little variety. to write in
choice is rich and length. Word Word choice is paragraphs.
varied. Proper choice is clear and below average.
paragraph use. somewhat varied. Paragraph use is
Paragraph use is inconsistent.
mainly consistent.
Mechanics No spelling, One or two Three to five More than five
punctuation, or spelling, spelling, spelling,
capitalization punctuation, or punctuation, or punctuation, or
errors. capitalization capitalization capitalization
errors. errors. errors.

Total: (of 12) __________

Score for project: __________/12

Score for essay: __________/12
hTotal: __________/24