Layered Curriculum Rubric (going out to a

Grade Level
9-10
This is PURE
AWESOMNESS

Grade Description
The student uses imagination and creativity within
the piece chosen. The project contains literary
features such as setting, characterization, point of
view etc. Student shows effective use of
terminology, illustration and detail.
7-8
The student uses imagination and creativity within
This is PRETTY the piece chosen, but is missing a couple of critical
DELICIOUS
features. Student shows effective use of
terminology, illustration and detail.
5-6
The student uses only some imagination and
This is pretty creativity within the piece and is missing a few
good
critical features. Student uses terminology,
illustration and detail.
3-4
The student shows little imagination and creativity
Ehhits ok within the piece and is missing critical features.
Student uses very few illustrations, details and
terminology.
1-2
This project demonstrates little to no awareness of
Tastes like
the task to be completed. There was little effort put
cardboard
forth toward creativity, details and critical features.

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Criterion A: Content (Taste)

Criterion B: Organization (Serving Presentation)

Grade Level
9-10
BAM! Did Chef
Emeril make
that?
7-8
Ooo looks
goodIll have
that

Grade Description
The project is consistently well organized, clear
and coherent and the ideas being expressed build
on each other in a sophisticated manner.

5-6
Served on a
paper plate
3-4
Looks barely

The project is generally organized, clear, neat and

coherent, but is lacking consistency.

The student consistently shows organization

throughout the whole project. The majority of the
project is neat and coherent. All ideas being
expressed build on each other.

This project shows the beginning stages of

organization, but lacks consistency throughout.

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Level
Grade Description
project
is disorganized,
unclear
and and
messy.
9-101-2
The The
student
demonstrates
mastery
of style
Did
someonelanguage mechanics. They use a mature and
Wow!
This
take
a bite outsophisticated vocabulary. There are only a couple of
item
sounds
of out-ofthat? language mechanic errors.
like it is
this-world
DELICIOUS!
7-8
The student uses a wide-range of vocabulary and
This selection sentence structure. Punctuation, spelling and
here look
grammar are accurate with only occasional errors.
great
5-6
Grammar and syntax are generally accurate with
Well, this
only occasional errors. The errors sometimes hinder
sounds like it
communication.
might be good
3-4
There are frequent errors in language mechanics
Excuse me
throughout the piece. There is very little range in
waiterhow do vocabulary and sentence structure. It is clear that
you pronounce the project was not edited before being handed in.
this item?
1-2
Since there are very frequent errors in grammar,
I have no idea spelling and mechanics the project is hard to
what I just
understand. The student shows a limited range of
ordered
appropriate vocabulary and sentence structure.
There was no editing done before being handed in.
Criterion C: Style and language mechanics (Menu)