RUBRIC

Rubrics can be holistic and analytical. The following are compilations of holistic and analytic rubrics for different learning
tasks/activities;

ESSAY RUBRIC

Criteria Excellent (20) Very Satisfactory Satisfactory (10) Incomplete (5) Points
(15)

Quality of writing •Essay was written in •Essay was written in •Essay has little style. •Essay has no style.
an extraordinary an interesting style. •Give some new •No new information
style. •Very •Somewhat information but and very poorly
informative and well informative and poorly organized. organized.
organized. organized.

Grammar usage •Correct spelling and •Few spelling and •A number of spelling •Many spelling and
and mechanics punctuation or no punctuation was and punctuation are punctuation are
grammatical errors. incorrect. incorrect. mostly incorrect.

RECITATION RUBRIC

Criteria Excellent (20) Very Satisfactory Satisfactory (10) Incomplete (5) Points
 (15)

Speaks Clearly •Speaks clearly and •Speaks clearly and •Speaks clearly and •Often mumbles or
distinctly all the time distinctly all the time, distinctly most of the cannot be
with proper but mispronounce time mispronounce understood.
pronounciation. one word. more than one word.

Posture and Eye •Stands up straight, •Stands up straight, •Sometimes stands •Slouches and/or
Contact looks relaxed and and establish eye straight and establish without eye contact.
confident, establish contact with everyone eye contact.
eye contact with in the room during
everyone in the room the recitation.
during recitation.

Preparedness •Student is •Student seems pretty •Student is somewhat •Student does not see
completely prepared prepared but still prepared. at all prepared to
and has obviously needed more present.
rehearsed. rehearsals.

RESEARCH PAPER RUBRIC

Criteria Excellent Very Satisfactory Satisfactory Incomplete Points

Content and focus •Exceptionally clear, •Clear thesis which •Contains thesis but •Thesis statement
focused, and maintains a with inconsistent lacks clarity and
interesting thesis. consistent focus from focus. focus. •Inadequate
•Strong, rich beginning to end. •Genetalized supporting details.
supporting details •Specific supporting supporting details that •Missing a
and examples that details are present. prove thesis. sumamarizing
 prove thesis. •A •A clear conclusion •Conclusion tends to conclusion.
meaningful as to why the summarize research.
conclusion research is
explaining the important.
importance of the
research and how it
can be used.

Organization •Strong introduction •Clear introduction •Introduction and •Unable to clearly

and conclusion and conclusions. conclusion is present identify introduction
•Consistent and •Illustrates some but not clear. •Show and conclusion.
coherent logical consistency and some attempt of •Lack of consistency
progression. •Uses shows some logical consistency and order. and order. •Paper
clear and skillful progression. •Uses •Paper shows attempt shows little or no
transitions. clear transitions. of transitions between attempt of
paragraphs. transitions between
paragraphs.

Style •Written in formal •Majority of paper •Some use of formal •Paper frequently
language. written in formal language recognized; uses informal
•Elaborate and language. informal language is language.
colorful language. •Language dominant. •Language is not
appropriate to topic. appropriate to topic.

Sources/Format •Follows MLA •Follows MLA •Inconsistent use of •Fails to follow MLA
guidelines; •Uses 5 Guidelines with few MLA style guidelines; style guidelines.
or more cited exception; •3-4 •Majority of •Less than 3 cited
sources. •All cited sources used. parenthetical sources used little or
parenthetical •Few errors noted in documentation done no parenthetical
documentation is parenthetical incorrectly •Rarely documentation.
 MLA correct. •All documentation documents sources. •Works cited page is
researched info is •Most research info not understandable.
documented. is documented.

Conventions Superior editing, Careful editting, Some evidence of Poor editing:

rarely makes error makes few errors in editing: •Spelling and
in the following the following areas: •Extensive spelling and grammatical erors
areas: •Spelling and •Spelling and grammatical errors. make it difficult to
mechanics. mechanics. read paper.
•Correct usage and •Correct usage and
grammar. grammar.

CLASS PARTICIPATION RUBRIC

Criteria Excellent (15) Very Satifactory (10) Satisfactory (5) Points

Listening •Actively and respectfully •Sometimes shows lack of •Shows lack of interest or
listening to peers and interest in comment of disrespect for others.
teachers. others.

Preparation •Arrives fully prepared •Sometimes arrives •Exhibits little evidence of

with all assignments unprepared or with only having read or thought
completed, and notes on superficial preparation. about assigned material.
readings, observation and
questions.

Quality of Contributions •Comments are relevant •Comments sometimes •Comments reflect little
and reflect understanding irrelevant, lack of understanding of neither
of assigned text, previous preparation or indicate the assignment or previous
remarks of other students lack of attention to remarks in seminar.
 and insights about assigned previous remarks of other
material. students.

Impact on Class •Comments frequently help •Comments sometimes •Comments do not advance
move seminar conversation advance the conversation the conversation or are
forward. but sometimes do little to actively harmful to it.
move forward.

Frequently of •Actively participation at •Sometimes participates •Seldom participates and is

participants appropriate times. but at other time is generally not engaged.
'turned out'.

PROJECTS RUBRIC

Criteria Excellent (20) Very Satisfactory (15) Satisfactory (10) Incomplete (5) Points

Required Goes over and above Includes all of the Missing one or more Several required
Elements all the required required elements as of the required elements are
elements stated in stated in the direction. elements as stated in missing from the
the directions. the direction. project.

Creativity Exceptionally clever Thoughtfully uniquely A few original Show little

and unique in presented clever at times touches enhance the creativity,
showing deep in showing project to show some originality and/or
understanding. understanding of the understanding of the effort in
material. material. understanding the
material.
Grammar No grammatical or A few grammatical Several grammatical Many grammatical
mechanical mistake mistakes which are not mistakes which are mistakes
in the project distracting. distracting. throughout the
project.

Overall Project is engagingly Project is somewhat Project is Project is

Effectiveness and organized and organized,complete and disorganized and incomplete and not
completion present matearial holds the attention of the incomplete at times easy to follow.
that is captivating viewer. and is somewhat
for the viewer. able to hold the
attention of the
viewer.