iRubric: HALA Competency Rubric

-Accurately interprets evidence, statements, graphics, questions, etc.

-Explicitly identifies arguments and counterarguments

-Draws accurate inferences and conclusions

-Justifies results with sufficient evidence

- Communicates every step of process

-Accurately interprets most evidence, statements, graphics, questions, etc.

-Identifies argument and counterargument

-Draws mostly accurate inferences and conclusions

-Justifies results with evidence

- Communicates most steps of the process

-Accurately interprets some evidence, statements, graphics, questions, etc.

-Identifies argument with no counter-argument

-Draws some accurate inferences and conclusions

-Justifies results with little evidence

-Communicates some of process

-Misinterprets evidence, statements, graphics, questions, etc.

-Fails to identify argument and counterargument

-Draws inaccurate or no inferences and conclusions

-Results not justified by evidence

- Does not communicate progress

-Works well with others in group

- Assists in the overall progress of the group

-All portions of group project complete

-Works well with others in group

- Cooperates with and contributes to group

-Most portions of group project completed

- Works with others in group

- Contributes to group

-Most portions of group project completed

-Group member distracts or is disrespectful to group or class

- Group project not completed

- Refuses to work with others

-Project shows uniqueness to engage viewer

-Student uses technology to improve project

-Student fully integrates visual and performing arts in their work

-Project engages the viewer

-Student uses some technology to improve project

-Student integrates the arts in a limited way

-Some portions of project show originality

-Student uses technology to minimally improve project

-Project shows minimal originality or use of technology

- demonstrates thorough understanding through thoughtful and reasonable predictions before and during reading

-- restates or represents information including the most important ideas

--offers a reasonable inference or prediction beyond the text

-- makes connections with a high degree of effectiveness

-- expresses thoughts and feelings with adequate details

- demonstrates considerable understanding through thoughtful and reasonable predictions before and during reading

--restates or represents some important information

--offers a simple, relatively obvious inference or prediction beyond the text

--makes connections with considerable effectiveness

--expresses thoughts and feelings but includes few details

--demonstrates some understanding through simple predictions before and during reading

--restates or represents a small amount of information; may be partially inaccurate

--offers a simple inference or prediction beyond the text

-- makes simple connections with some effectiveness

--offers simple response; may be vague

--demonstrates limited understanding and needs assistance to make predictions

--has difficulty restating or representing the information

--offers a simple inference or prediction that is unjustified

-- makes simple connections with limited effectiveness

-- offers simple responses with some inaccuracies