IMMIGRATION BIOGRAPHY RUBRIC

CATEGORY

Ideas & Content

Exceeds Standards

Meets Standards

Approaching

Below Standards

Shows deep research on Shows some research Insufficient Research

on the time period
the time period and
Life at Home,
Life at Home,
immigration concepts
The Journey &
Life at Home,
The Journey &
Life in the New
The Journey &
Life in the New
Country
are either incomplete or
Life in the New Country Country
all included.

All questions answered

Each paragraph has an
appropriate topic sentence

Transitions between

Organization

all included.

insufficient

Most Questions

Some Questions

Answered

Answered

Life at Home,
The Journey &
Life in the New Country
incomplete or unacceptable

Writer doesn't know topic

Details lacking
Ideas missing or don't make
sense

Most paragraphs have

an appropriate topic
sentence

No / inappropriate topic
Has some transitions Some paragraphs have
sentences

sentences and paragraphs

connect ideas and flow

Most parts of paper fit

together.

Details & paragraphs are in

Most details &

right order

paragraphs are in right

order

appropriate topic
sentences

Few transitions used

Too many details are
out of order

Paragraphs and/or
transitions missing

Too many details are out of

order

Writer's personality comes Most of the time the Sometimes the writer's

Voice

through in a creative way

Writer's voice is lively &

confident

Has FEW or NO errors in

Conventions

capitalization, punctuation,
spelling & grammar

Writing is easy to read

writer's voice &

personality show up in
the writing.

Has FEW errors in

Writing is flat

voice comes through

Writing does not draw
the reader in

Writer's voice does not

come through at all

Too many errors in

Capitalization, punctuation,
capitalization,
capitalization,
spelling & grammar mistakes
punctuation, spelling & punctuation, spelling &
make the writing impossible
grammar
grammar make the
to read & understanding.
writing difficult to read
Sounds correct when
Major editing needed
Editing needed
read aloud

Questions:
1. Life at home: * Where was the person born? * What was happening in their home country
during that time? * Why did they decide to leave (Push Factors)
2. The Journey: * How did they travel? * How long did it take? * What was the hardest / worst
part? * Did anyone greet them when they arrived?
3. Life in the New Country: * When did they arrive? What was happening in the new country
during that time period? * Why did they decided to go THERE specifically? (Pull Factors) *

How did they assimilate?