Diorama Rubric
Student Name: ______________________________
CATEGORY 4 3
Quality of The diorama shows
Construction considerable attention to
construction. The items are
neatly trimmed. All items are
carefully and securely
attached to the backing.
There are no stray marks,
smudges or glue stains.
Nothing is hanging over the
edges.
Creativity Several of the objects used
in the diorama reflect an
exceptional degree of
student creativity in their
creation and/or display
Design Objects are an appropriate
size and interesting shape
and are arranged well. Care
has been taken to balance
the diorama scene.
Scene The student gives an
extensive explanation of
how items in the diorama
are related to the scene.
2 1
The diorama shows The diorama shows The diorama was put togeth
attention to some attention to sloppily. Items appear to be
construction. The items construction. Most just "slapped on". Pieces ma
are neatly trimmed. All items are neatly be loose or hanging over the
items are carefully and trimmed. All items are edges. Smudges, stains, rip
securely attached to securely attached to uneven edges, and/or stray
the backing. A few the backing. A few marks are evident.
barely noticeable stray barely noticeable stray
marks, smudges or marks, smudges or
glue stains are present. glue stains are
Nothing is hanging present. Nothing is
over the edges. hanging over the
edges.
One or two of the One or two objects The student did not make o
objects used in the were made or customize any of the items o
diorama reflect student customized by the the diorama.
creativity in their student, but the ideas
creation and/or display. were typical rather
than creative (.e.g,
apply the emboss filter
to a drawing in
Photoshop).
Objects are an Objects are an Objects are of an
appropriate size and appropriate size and inappropriate size and/or
interesting shape and shape, but the shape. It appears little
are arranged well. The arrangement of items attention was given to
diorama, however does is not very attractive. It designing the diorama.
not appear balanced. appears there was not
a lot of planning of the
item placement.
The student gives a The student gives a The student’s
reasonable fair explanation of explanations are weak
explanation of how how most items in and illustrate difficulty
most items in the the diorama are understanding how to
diorama are related related to the relate items to the scene
to the scene. scene.
Name ____________________________

Book Report

4 3 2 1 Total
Points
Title and Both present and Both present but Missing either Both missing
Author stated exactly as not stated exactly title or author
on the title page as the title page

Setting Where and when Where and when Either where or Both where and
is clearly is explained. when is missing. when are
explained. missing.

Important All main All main Some main Only some of

Characters characters are characters are characters are the characters
explained in explained but their explained in are explained
detail and their relationships to detail. but the
relationships to each other are explanations are
each other. missing. lacking detail.

Story Plot The plot is well The plot is The plot is The plot is not
formed. The formed. The missing key clearly written.
student has fully student has read information. The The student did
explained the and understood student has read not read or
beginning, the book. the story but may understand the
middle and not have a clear book.
problem. It’s understanding of
clear that the it.
student read and
understood the
story

Opinion Student’s Student’s opinion Student’s opinion No opinion is

opinion is is written with is unclear. included in the
clearly written reason. report.
with reason.
Spelling There are no There are one or There are three or There are five or
spelling errors. two spelling four spelling more spelling
errors. errors. errors.

Neatness Work is done Work has one area Work has two Work is
neatly. that is sloppy. areas that are illegible.
sloppy.

Teacher
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