Using the Criteria to Build a Rubric for the Assessment Task

From the English Language Arts Outcome 5.1:

Describe similarities and differences between personal experiences and the experiences of
people or characters from various cultures portrayed in oral, print, and other media texts.

From the ELA Outcome:

I can describe similarities and differences between my personal experiences and the experiences of
people from other cultures.

Brainstorm Criteria for outcome:

What is the verb of the outcome (the intended skill)? Describe
What would this look like and sound like? See below.
Looks Like? Sounds Like?
Explain Relate Report Details Retelling Draw/Mark Out Rapport Connections
Understand Talk Breakdown Illustrate Catalogue Write

Rubric created based on brainstorming the outcome:

Level Excellent Proficient Adequate Limited

Criteria

Categorize Student is able to Student is able to Student is able to Student is able to

personal separate and separate and separate and separate and
experiences and compare their own compare their own compare their own compare their own
experiences of experiences versus experiences versus experiences versus experiences versus
those in various experiences of experiences of experiences of experiences of
cultures. others others substantially. others partially. others superficially.
comprehensively.

Share Student is able to Student is able to Student is able to Student is able to

understanding communicate and communicate and communicate and communicate and
share their share their share their share their
understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of
their experiences their experiences their experiences their experiences
and the and the experiences and the experiences and the experiences
experiences of of others of others partially. of others
others substantially. superficially.
comprehensively.

Give examples of Student is able to Student is able to Student is able to Student is able to
personal give examples of give examples of give examples of give examples of
experiences. personal personal personal personal
experiences that experiences that experiences that experiences that
correlate with the correlate with the correlate with the correlate with the
experiences of experiences of experiences of experiences of
others in a others in a others in a partial others in a
comprehensive substantial manner. manner. superficial manner.
manner.