iRubric: TANGERINE "Symbolism" Rubric

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TANGERINE "Symbolism" Rubric Students were to come up with, and explain a symbol that represents a key component of TANGERINE thus far. This assignment is meant to promote higher level thinking skills in a 7th grade language arts classroom. Rubric Code: Q9486 By cklonne Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assignment Grade Levels: 6-8

Tangerine
	Needs Improvement 5 pts	Fair 15 pts	Excellent 25 pts
Symbol	Needs Improvement Symbol is cofusing and has little or nothing to do with TANGERINE	Fair Symbol is clear, and relates to a key component in PART I of TANGERINE	Excellent Symbol is well developed, uses abstract thought, and relates to a key component in PART I of TANGERINE
Drawing/title	Needs Improvement Little effort was put into drawing. Minimal color is present.	Fair Drawing is neat and uses some color, and all writing is done in pen/marker	Excellent Drawing is done very neatly on the poster paper. Student utalizes color and font on the poster. Writing is done in pen/marker
Writing	Needs Improvement Student only communicates one point effectively, or more than one ineffectively.	Fair Student communicates effectively at least two of the following: how the symbol relates to the story why the symbol was chosen *Describes what it represents	Excellent Student communicates effectively how the symbol relates to the story, why he/she chose the symbol, and describes, in detail, what it represents
Mechanics	Needs Improvement Student has more than 3 grammar, spelling or punctuation errors.	Fair Student has 2-3 grammar, spelling or punctuation errors.	Excellent Student has less than two grammar, spelling or punctuation errors.