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"This I Believe"

The standards we have gone over in class will be assessed through this assignment.

Rubric Code: R5A627

By buckyd13

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Subject: Humanities

Type: Assessment

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	Poor 4 pts	Fair 6 pts	Good 8 pts	Outstanding 10 pts
WP6 Organize writing with an effective and engaging introduction, body and a conclusion that summarizes, extends or elaborates on points or ideas in the writing.	Poor Audience is not drawn to essay, body does not extend and/or elaborate, and conclusion is weak.	Fair Audience is somewhat drawn to essay, body fairly extends and elaborates, and conclusion has limited summary.	Good Audience is drawn to essay, body generally extends and elaborates, and conclusion summarizes well.	Outstanding Audience is drawn strongly to essay, body fully extends and elaborates, and conclusion summarizes effectively.
WA4 Write informational essays or reports that: A) provide clear and accurate perspective on the subject	Poor Belief statement is not very personal and/or universal, difficult to identify, and audience is not drawn into essay	Fair Belief statement is somewhat personal and/or universal, stated, and audience is somewhat drawn into essay.	Good Belief statement is personal and generally universal, clearly stated, and audience is drawn into essay.	Outstanding Belief statement is precisely stated, personal and universal, and audience is drawn into essay.
WA 4 Support main ideas with facts, details, examples and explanations: dialogue, rhetorical question, anecdote, personal experience, example, and statistic.	Poor Support is lacking, missing, or does not relate to belief. Required methods not used.	Fair Support generally adds strength and clarity of belief, somewhat provides purpose and connection for audience. Required methods generally used as directed	Good Support mostly adds strength and clarity of belief, provides purpose and connection for audience. Required methods adequately used as directed.	Outstanding Support strengthens and clarity of belief provides purpose and connection for audience. Required methods expertly used as directed
WA 4 Organizing structure appropriate to purpose and content	Poor Major paragraphing error(s), transitions do not support or connect ideas, and abrupt ending.	Fair Minor paragraphing errors, transitions somewhat support and connect ideas; but may be over used or lacking, and somewhat abrupt ending.	Good Minor paragraphing error, transitions generally support and connect ideas; but may be over used or lacking, and ending is clear	Outstanding Correct paragraphing throughout, transitions clearly support and connect ideas, and ending is definitive.
WP9 Use precise language, action verbs, sensory details, colorful modifiers and style as appropriate to audience and purpose.	Poor Lower level vocabulary, details and descriptions given demonstrate little emotion or imagery.	Fair Vocabulary general, details and description utilize some sensory details, general emotion and imagery demonstrated.	Good Advanced vocabulary, details and description utilize clear sensory details, clear emotion and imagery demonstrated.	Outstanding Exemplary and advanced vocabulary, details and description expertly utilize sensory details, strong emotion and imagery demonstrated.
C9 Deliver formal and informal descriptive presentations that convey relevant information and descriptive details.	Poor Is inaudible. Lack of details.	Fair Satisfactory attempt, monotone. Lack of details.	Good Volume is audible. A few details are provided. Reading does not interfere with meaning.	Outstanding Clear, volume is loud enough. Effectively read to convey meaning. Multiple examples of descriptive details are given.
WC3 Use all eight parts of speech (e.g., noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, conjunction, preposition, interjection).	Poor Correctly and effectively used all two of the eight parts of speech.	Fair Correctly and effectively used all four of the eight parts of speech.	Good Correctly and effectively used all six of the eight parts of speech.	Outstanding Correctly and effectively used all eight parts of speech.
R8 Use a variety of communication techniques, including oral, visual, written or multimedia reports, to present information that supports a clear position about the topic.	Poor	Fair Completed one of: a typed essay, podcast and poster that conveys belief statement.	Good Completed two of; a typed essay, podcast and poster that conveys belief statement.	Outstanding Superb use of communication techniques that convey your belief statement through typed essay, podcast and poster.
WC1 and WP7	Poor Correct punctuation, capitalization, spelling, varied simple, compound, and complex sentence structure, run-ons or fragments where intended. NO more than 8 errors.	Fair Correct punctuation, capitalization, spelling, varied simple, compound, and complex sentence structure, run-ons or fragments where intended. NO more than 6 errors	Good Correct punctuation, capitalization, spelling, varied simple, compound, and complex sentence structure, run-ons or fragments where intended. NO more than 4 errors.	Outstanding Correct punctuation, capitalization, spelling, varied simple, compound, and complex sentence structure, run-ons or fragments where intended. NO more than 2 errors

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