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Written Response Rubric for Teachers

This rubric will be used to assess written responses posted by students. Criteria will assess if student answered the prompt, used question stem in response, constructed full sentences, edited their response prior to posting, clearly communicated their response, the relevance of response, connections to learning, presence of evidence to support response and posting etiquette.

Rubric Code: DX64A96

By teachmi

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Subject: Business

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

Written Communication
	Unsatisfactory 0 pts	Below Basic 5 pts	Basic 10 pts	Proficient 15 pts	Advanced 20 pts
Critical Analysis Did you understand the question and put thought into your answer?	Unsatisfactory Student did not attempt activity	Below Basic Student postings show little or no evidence of prompt or discussion understanding. Topic was misinterpreted, misunderstood or irrelevant.	Basic Student understands the question, prompt or discussion but answers the question with something missing: -Answers the question but there are issues with clarity. -Answer or thought lacks explanation or elaboration. -Missing part of a multiple question response.	Proficient Student understands the question, prompt or discussion and can fully answer the question, even if the question contains multiple parts. Response intent is understandable and well thought out.	Advanced Student fully understands the question or prompt and adds new insight to the discussion or topic by contributing a new view, opinion, relevant information, new thought/question or new learning that enhances the discussion.
Communication Skills Can your audience understand your message?	Unsatisfactory Student did not attempt activity	Below Basic Student response may or may not include the topic, discussion or question stem. OR Sentences are incomplete or difficult to understand.	Basic Student response contains the topic, discussion or question stem. Some sentences are incomplete sentences or incomplete thoughts that cause some confusion to the reader.	Proficient Student response contains the topic, discussion or question stem. Response contains full sentences but may or may not be fully clear or concise with all thoughts; but errors do not confuse the reader.	Advanced Student response contains the topic, discussion or question stem. Response contains full sentences. Student conveys thoughts and ideas clearly and vocabulary is at the appropriate level.
Editing Skills Did you check for errors and clarity before posting?	Unsatisfactory Student did not attempt activity	Below Basic Written responses contain numerous grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors that distract the reader and cause misinterpretation or misunderstanding.	Basic Written responses include some grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors that distract the reader or cause the reader to question meaning but does not interfere with overall understanding.	Proficient Written responses contain minimal grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors and those errors do not cause distraction or misinterpretation.	Advanced Written responses are free of grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.
Suporting Evidence Did you support your thoughts with connections for your audience?	Unsatisfactory Student did not attempt activity	Below Basic Response does not contain supportive evidence from a source. (Ex: Text, peer response, previous knowledge or personal connection.)	Basic Response contains irrelevant, incomplete or invalid supportive evidence from a source. (Ex:Text, peer response, previous knowledge or personal connection.)	Proficient Response contains relevant supportive evidence from a source. (Ex: Text, peer response, previous knowledge or personal connection.)	Advanced Response contains substantial supportive evidence from a source. (Ex: Text, peer response, previous knowledge or personal connection.) AND conveys some subject area synthesis or learning connection.
Attitude & Etiquette Were you careful not to offend anyone in your audience?	Unsatisfactory Student did not attempt activity	Below Basic Response is not phrased positively or displays lack of respect for the viewpoints of others. OR Student posted something irrelevant or unrelated to the topic.	Basic Response is phrased positively and demonstrates respect and interest in the viewpoints of others but could be misinterpreted by others.	Proficient Response is phrased positively and shows respect and interest in the viewpoints of others.	Advanced Response is phrased positively and demonstrates respect, interest, and sensitivity to others AND/OR Encourages, supports, or celebrates others views or creativity.

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