ELA CR 8.

1: View, listen to, read, comprehend, and respond to a variety of texts that address
identity
Indicator b: Clearly, completely, and accurately summarize and explain the ideas and implicit and
explicit messages (including setting, main characters, conflicts, and theme) in texts
ELA CC 8.1: Create various visual texts that explore identity.

Mind Map Rubric

5 4 3 2 1

Neatness and The mind The mind The mind The mind The mind
Presentation map was well map was well map was well map was not map was
presented and presented and presented. neat in all untidy.
text is legible most of the Lettering was areas. Lettering was
and font is text is legible sometimes Lettering was hard to read
particularly and font is hard to read sometimes and font was
appealing. appealing. and font was hard to read unappealing.
unappealing. and font was
unappealing.
Use of All categories Three
Two One category Shapes and
images/shapes are enhanced categories are
categories are is enhanced images were
with enhanced
enhanced with not used, only
appropriate withwith appropriate text and
shapes or appropriate
appropriate shapes or connecting
images. shapes or
shapes or images. lines.
images.
images.
Use of colour Has included Has included
Has included Has used very Has failed to
colour to colour to
some colour little colour in include
clarify all demonstrate
in the mind the mind map colour in the
connections somemap but has and has not mind map.
and/or to connections
not used used colour to
categorise and or topics
colour to categorise
topics throughout
categorise throughout
throughout the mind
throughout the mind
the mind map.the mind map.
map. map.
Understanding The mind The mind The mind The mind The mind
map map map map map
demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates
a thorough a very good some some little
understanding understanding understanding understanding understanding
of the 4 of the graphic of the graphic of the graphic of the graphic
topics related novel and novel and novel and novel and
to their includes 3 or includes at includes 2 includes 2 or
graphic novel more least 2 elements for fewer
and includes elements for elements for some elements for
multiple some each categories. each category.
elements for categories. category.
each
category.
ELA CR 8.1: View, listen to, read, comprehend, and respond to a variety of texts that address
identity
Indicator b: Clearly, completely, and accurately summarize and explain the ideas and implicit and
explicit messages (including setting, main characters, conflicts, and theme) in texts
ELA CC 8.1: Create various visual texts that explore identity.