Assessment

Rubrics are posted here for each of the assignments.

**Daily:**
Your comprehension questions (Individual)

CATEGORY || 5 || 4 || 3 || 2 || Literal Comprehension || Finds answers directly in the text and states them at least 90% of the time. || Finds answers directly in the text and states them at least 80% of the time. || Finds answers directly in the text and states them at least 70% of the time. || Finds answers directly in the text and states them 69% or less of the time. May be incomplete. || Inferential Comprehension || Uses knowledge of characters or events in the story to answer questions not directly stated in the text at least 90% of the time. || Uses knowledge of characters or events in the story to answer questions not directly stated in the text at least 80% of the time. || Uses knowledge of characters or events in the story to answer questions not directly stated in the text at least 70% of the time. || Uses knowledge of characters or events in the story to answer questions not directly stated in the text less than 70%. May be incomplete. || Synthesizing information || Relates real world events to events in the story when applicable accurately and completely at least 90% of the time. || Relates real world events to events in the story when applicable accurately and completely at least 80% of the time. || Relates real world events to events in the story when applicable accurately and completely at least 70% of the time. || Relates real world events to events in the story when applicable with less than 70% accuracy and/or completion. || Evaluating information || Compares and contrasts points of view to arrive at a conclusion based on a thorough analysis. || Compares and contrasts points of view to arrive at a conclusion based on analysis which is mostly complete. || Compares and contrasts points of view to arrive at a conclusion which, while accurate, is brief and shallow. || Incomplete. ||

Your chapter summaries. (Individual):

CATEGORY || 5 || 4 || 3 || 2 || Summarization || Student's paragraph describes clearly and accurately what the chapter is about. Uses five sentences effectively. || Student mostly describes clearly and accurately what the chapter is about. || Student summarizes most of the chapter accurately, but has some slight misunderstanding. || Student has great difficulty summarizing the chapter, is incomplete. || Conventions || Capitalization and punctuation is entirely correct. Spell-checked. || Capitalization and punctuation is mostly correct. Spell-checked. || Several capitalization and/or punctuation errors. Spell-checked. || Incomplete. Not spell-checked. Many errors. ||

**Weekly:**
Your discussions (Individual contributions) for __Ship Breaker__.

CATEGORY || 5 || 4 || 3 || 2 || Striving for Excellence || Thorough and thoughtful discussion with peers. Goes into depth in responses to peers and to the subject. Brings in outside material (where appropriate), creative ideas and approaches to the topic. || Thorough and thoughtful discussion with peers. Goes into depth in responses to peers and to the subject. || Short answers and responses. Little initiative to dig deeper. || Where are you? Incomplete. || Conventions || Spelling, capitalization, and punctuation perfect. || A few errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. || Many errors in capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Uses a few "myspace" abbreviations. || Does not capitalize, punctuate, or spell-check. Too many abbreviations. ||

Your discussions for prereading and preparing to write your essays (Individual):

CATEGORY || 5 || 4 || 3 || 2 || Striving for Excellence || Participates in a thoughtful discussion with peers. Obviously prepares by reading/viewing material assigned. Respectful. || Participates in thoughtful discussion with peers. Responses/comments adequate. Respectful. || Short answers and responses. Respectful, but may not have completed assigned reading/viewing. || Where are you? Incomplete. ||

Your 250 word essays (Group)

Your vocabulary templates (Individual) Your vocabulary quizzes (Individual): 9/10 = 5; 8/10 = 4; 7/10 = 3; 6/10 and below = 2
 * CATEGORY || 5 || 4 || 3 || 2 ||
 * Conventions || Writer makes no errors in capitalization or punctuation, so the paper is exceptionally easy to read. || Writer makes 1 or 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation, but the paper is still easy to read. || Writer makes a few errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the reader's attention and interrupt the flow. || Writer makes several errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the reader's attention and greatly interrupt the flow. ||
 * Ideas and Content || Relevant, telling, quality details give the reader important information that shows complete grasp of the topic. Any research has been thoroughly done when applicable. || Supporting details and information are relevant, but one key issue or portion of the essay is missed. Research has been done when applicable. || Supporting details and information are relevant, but several key issues or portions of the essay are unsupported. || Supporting details and information are typically unclear or not related to the topic. ||
 * Team Work || All group members participated in the discussion, opinions, and research to complete this essay. || Most group members participated in the discussion, opinions, and research to complete this essay. || Some group members participated in the discussion, opinions, and research to complete this essay. || Essay was done by one group member only with no help from others. ||

At the end:

Your final project (Individual) Your final reflection (Individual)