Assessment

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Going Batty!

Letter-Writing:

Teacher name:

Student Name ___________________

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Content Accuracy	The letter contains at least 10 accurate facts about the topic.	The letter contains 8-9 accurate facts about the topic.	The letter contains 6-7 accurate facts about the topic.	The letter contains fewer than 6 accurate facts about the topic.
Sentences & Paragraphs	Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-constructed and of varied structure.	All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons). Paragraphing is generally done well.	Most sentences are complete and well-constructed.Paragraphing needs some work.	Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work.
Salutation and Closing	Salutation and closing have no errors in capitalization and punctuation.	Salutation and closing have 1-2 errors in capitalization and punctuation.	Salutation and closing have 3 or more errors in capitalization and punctuation.	Salutation and/or closing are missing.
Envelope	Complete, accurate return address and recipient address. Addresses in correct positions.	Complete, accurate return address and recipient address. Position may be slightly off.	1-2 errors in return address. Recipient address is correct.	Addresses are incomplete and/or inaccurate.
Capitalization and Punctuation	Writer makes no errors in capitalization and punctuation.	Writer makes 1-2 errors in capitalization and punctuation.	Writer makes 3-4 errors in capitalization and punctuation.	Writer makes more than 4 errors in capitalization and punctuation.
Format	Complies with all the requirements for a friendly letter.	Complies with almost all the requirements for a friendly letter.	Complies with several of the requirements for a friendly letter.	Complies with less than 75% of the requirements for a friendly letter.

Date Created: 2001-12-17

Storyboard- multimedia : Bat Cartoon Strip

Teacher name: Watkins

Student Name ___________________

CATEGORY	Excellent	Good	Satisfactory	Needs Improvement
Clarity and Neatness	Storyboard is easy to read and all elements are so clearly written, labeled, or drawn that another student could create the presentation if necessary.	Storyboard is easy to read and most elements are clearly written, labeled, or drawn. Another person might be able to create the presentation after asking one or two questions.	Storyboard is hard to read with rough drawings and labels. It would be hard for another person to create this presentation without asking lots of questions.	Storyboard is hard to read and one cannot tell what goes where. It would be impossible for another person to create this presentation without asking lots of questions.
Use of Time	Used time well during each class period (as shown by observation by teacher, and documentation of progress in journal) with no adult reminders.	Used time well during most class periods (as shown by observation by teacher, and documentation of progress in journal) with no adult reminders.	Used time well (as shown by observation by teacher and documentation of progress in journal), but required adult reminders on one or more occasions to do so.	Used time poorly (as shown by observation by teacher and/or documentation of progress in journal) in spite of several adult reminders to do so.
Cooperation	Worked cooperatively with partner all the time with no need for adult intervention.	Worked cooperatively with partner most of time but had a few problems that the team resolved themselves.	Worked cooperatively with partner most of the time, but had one problem that required adult intervention.	Worked cooperatively with partners some of the time, but had several problems that required adult intervention.
Spelling & Grammar	No spelling or grammatical mistakes on a storyboard with lots of text.	No spelling or grammatical mistakes on a storyboard with little text.	One spelling or grammatical error on the storyboard.	Several spelling and/or grammatical errors on the storyboard.
Content	All content is in the students' own words and is accurate.	Almost all content is in the students' own words and is accurate.	At least half of the content is in the students' own words and is accurate.	Less than half of the content is in the students' own words and/or is accurate.
Required Elements	Storyboard included all required elements as well as a few additional elements.	Storyboard included all required elements and one additional element.	Storyboard included all required elements.	One or more required elements was missing from the storyboard.

Date Created: 2002-04-24

Comparison Rubric:

Comparison explores similarities and differences between two or more items. The process has three parts.

Chooses appropriate characteristics for comparison.
Identifies similarities and differences among items, using the characteristics.
Develops conclusions from the comparison.

a. Chooses appropriate characteristics for comparison.

4. Selects important features or attributes of the items that can provide insight into the nature of those items being compared.
3. Selects characteristics that can provide for a meaningful comparison.
2. Selects characteristics that provide for a partial comparison of the items.
1. Selects characteristics that are not important and don’t lead to insightful conclusions.

b. Identifies similarities and differences between two or more items.

4. Accurately selects all major similarities and differences for each item.
3. Selects similarities and differences for each item.
2. Makes some errors in identifying major similarities and differences.
1. Makes many errors in identifying major similarities and differences.

c. Uses the identified similarities and differences to reach important conclusions or insights.

4. Draws insightful and thoughtful conclusions from the similarities and differences, usually highlighting either one or the other.
3. Draws some thoughtful conclusions from the comparison.
2. Isn’t clear about the significance of the comparison.
1. Does not get far beyond noting similarities and differences.