BLM #5 Teacher Resource

Grade 2: A Rubric for Evaluating Writing in Role

Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Understanding Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts,
of Role feelings, and feelings, and feelings, and feelings, and
attitudes of the attitudes of the attitudes of the attitudes of the
role are limited. role are role are good. role are strong.
satisfactory.

Reflecting on Reactions to Reactions to Reactions to Reactions to

Drama events, events, events, events,
statements and statements and statements and statements and
issues in the issues in the issues in the issues in the
drama are drama are drama are drama are
stereotypical orsatisfactory and appropriate and insightful and
limited. somewhat detailed. very detailed.
detailed.
Awareness of Limited Satisfactory Good Excellent
Audience understanding understanding understanding understanding
of the context, of the context, of the context, of the context,
function and function and function and function and
intended intended intended intended
audience of the audience of the audience of the audience for the
piece. piece. piece. piece.
Quality of Format, Format, Format, Format,
Writing language language language language
quality, quality, quality, quality,
conventions and conventions and conventions and conventions and
neatness are neatness are neatness are neatness are
weak. satisfactory. good. excellent.

2002 The New Dramathemes by Larry Swartz. Pembroke Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. Posted to the
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