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Mid-term Exam 
Rubric Code: ZXXAC5
By gilbertc
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Subject: Humanities  
Type: Exam  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Mid-term Exam Rubric
  Beginning

10 pts

Progressing

20 pts

Proficient

30 pts

Exemplary

40 pts

American Identity

Students will understand and analyze the development of the American Identity.
Beginning

You do not mention the American Identity in your speech.
Progressing

You mention the American Identiy in your speech, but you fail to connect it to your topic adequately.
Proficient

You explain in your speech how your topic is connected to the American Identity, but you fail to explain how your topic helped to develop the American Identity.
Exemplary

You explain in your speech how your topic is connected to the American Identity fully, and you describe how your topic is significant to the American Identity.
Connections

Students will analyze and connect various literary genres to historical events and times.
Beginning

You do not mention a connection between a historical event and the literature.
Progressing

The connection you find between the historical event and the literature is a stretch and is not supported by any evidence.
Proficient

You make an attempt to connect the historical events to the literature, but you do not do a complete job of explaining the connection.
Exemplary

You make at least one interesting and natural connection during your speech between the historical events and the literature we have studied this semester.
Perspectives

Students will explain and analyze ideas and perspectives in American history.
Beginning

A lot of the information in your speech is not accurate, you have not given a complete answer to the questions, and you have used a lot of filler.
Progressing

Some of the information in your speech is not accurate. Also, you have not given a complete answer to the question OR You have used filler in your speech to take up time.
Proficient

All of the information in your speech is accurate. You have not given a complete answer to the question OR You have used filler in your speech to take up time.
Exemplary

All of the information in your speech is accurate and you have given a complete answer to your question. Additionally, you have no extaneous information in your speech - there is no filler.
Communication

Students will communicate complex ideas and arguments in a sophisticated way.
Beginning

You could have practiced your speech a lot more. More than three of the following elements are not done well: Your voice is loud and clear, and you speak slowly enough to be understood. You are poised and confident in front of the class. You make good eye contact and you are not reading right from your paper. Your speech is either too short or too long.
Progressing

You could have practiced your speech a bit more. two or three of the following elements are not done well: Your voice is loud and clear, and you speak slowly enough to be understood. You are poised and confident in front of the class. You make good eye contact and you are not reading right from your paper. Your speech is either too short or too long.
Proficient

It is apparent that you have practiced your speech. One of the following elements may not be done well: Your voice is loud and clear, and you speak slowly enough to be understood. You are poised and confident in front of the class. You make good eye contact and you are not reading right from your paper. Your speech is either too short or too long.
Exemplary

It is apparent that you have practiced your speech. Your voice is loud and clear, and you speak slowly enough to be understood. You are poised and confident in front of the class. You make good eye contact and you are not reading right from your paper. Your speech is 2-3 minutes long.
Evaluation

Students will evaluate information from a variety of sources.
Beginning

You have not used at least one outside source for the information in your speech OR You have not cited any sources for the information in your speech, and are therefore plagerising.
Progressing

You have used at least one outside source for the information in your speech. This source is not reliable, like an untrustworthy Internet source, and you have not correctly cited the information at the end of your speech.
Proficient

You have used at least one outside source for the information in your speech. This source is not from the Internet, but you have not correctly cited the information at the end of your speech.
Exemplary

You have used at least one outside source for the information, and you may have included a quote in your speech. This source is not from the Internet, and you have correctly cited the information at the end of your speech.




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