Grade 8 Individuals and Societies Group Members:

Dramatic Cultural Diffusion Assessment Rubric

Criterion C: Communicating

0 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8

communicate The student does not communicates communicates communicates communicates
information and ideas reach a standard information and ideas information and ideas information and ideas information and ideas
with clarity described by any of in a style that is not in a way that is in a way that is in a way that is
the descriptors below always clear somewhat clear mostly clear completely clear

organize information The student does not organizes somewhat organizes mostly organizes completely organizes
and ideas effectively reach a standard information and ideas information and ideas information and ideas information and ideas
for the task described by any of in a limited way effectively
the descriptors below

Criterion A: Knowing and understanding

0 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8

demonstrate The student does not demonstrates basic demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates
knowledge and reach a standard knowledge and satisfactory substantial excellent knowledge
understanding of described by any of understanding of knowledge and knowledge and and understanding of
subject-specific the descriptors below content and concepts understanding of understanding of content and concepts
through limited
content and concepts, content and concepts content and concepts through detailed
descriptions and/or
using descriptions, through simple through descriptions, descriptions,
examples
explanations and descriptions, explanations and explanations and
examples. explanations and/or examples. examples.
examples.
Grade 8 Individuals and Societies Group Members:

Guiding Questions:
These questions can help you meet the expectations by the IB MYP Curriculum.

For Criterion C: Communicating

The audience for this task is: (1) your classmates (2) Mr. Jared and (3) Mr. Thomas

1. What are the different ideas and information being communicated?

How are the different ideas and information going to be communicated?
Are the ideas clear? Can the audience understand the ideas through the skit?

2. Are my ideas completely structured?

Is there a logical order to the presentation? How is it best described?
Can the audience see this logical order?

For Criterion A: Knowledge and understanding

Relating to the different things we have explored; this drama will be the way you will show how you understand the content.

In the drama, you must answer these questions:

1. Does the drama reflect your understanding of culture?
2. Are the ideas communicated show the two levels of culture? (refer to the Iceberg Model)
3. Does the drama show the spread of culture?
4. Does the drama show how change of culture impact peoples lives? (refer to the Iceberg Model)
Grade 8 Individuals and Societies Group Members:

7-8 5-6 3-4 1-2 0

Understanding of The group The group The group The group The student does not
Culture: demonstrates an demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates a basic reach a standard
The group of students excellent and detailed substantial satisfactory and limited described by any of the
show that culture is a understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of descriptors below
cluster of beliefs shared culture. culture. culture. culture.
by a group of people.
Depth of Culture: The group The group The group The group The student does not
The students visualize demonstrates a deep demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates a basic reach a standard
that culture can be understanding of the substantial satisfactory and limited described by any of the
theorized into two sides: two sides of culture. understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the descriptors below
the visible and invisible. two sides of culture. two sides of culture. two sides of culture.
Movement of Culture: The group The group The group The group The student does not
The students identify that demonstrates a clear demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates a basic reach a standard
culture moves from one and elaborate somewhat clear and satisfactory and limited described by any of the
place to another by understanding of the elaborate understanding of the understanding of the descriptors below
different means. movement of culture. understanding of the movement of culture. movement of culture.
movement of culture.
Effects of cultural The group The group The group The group The student does not
diffusion: demonstrates a clear demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates a basic reach a standard
The students and elaborate somewhat clear and satisfactory and limited described by any of the
demonstrate the effects understanding of the elaborate understanding of the understanding of the descriptors below
of cultural diffusion effects of cultural understanding of the effects of cultural effects of cultural
diffusion effects of cultural diffusion diffusion
diffusion
Clarity communicates communicates communicates communicates The student does not
information and ideas information and ideas information and ideas information and ideas reach a standard
in a drama that is in a drama that is in a drama that is in a drama that is not described by any of the
completely clear mostly clear somewhat clear always clear descriptors below
Organization completely organizes mostly organizes somewhat organizes organizes information The student does not
information and ideas information and ideas information and ideas and ideas in the drama reach a standard
in the drama in the drama in the drama in a limited way described by any of the
effectively descriptors below