Appendix M Rubric elements to be used for various elements of the lesson, including writing and speaking/listening. CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 (above grade level) (grade level) (developing) Content Demonstrates mastery of all Demonstrates understanding Shows knowledge of Shows limited or only content with unprompted of all content with prompted some content with some concrete understanding of conceptual connections to connections to current and prompted connections to the content. current and historic events. historic events. current or historic events. Thoroughness of work Insightfully addresses all aspects Competently addresses all Superficially and/or Partially/minimally of the question. aspects of the question. literally addresses all addresses some aspect of Shows understanding and aspects of the question. the question. analysis. Introduction in writing Skillfully orients reader to topic Topic is stated in the Orients reader to topic(s) Inadequately orients reader to topics in introductory and purpose in introductory introduction or topic sentence in introductory sentence sentence or paragraph. Or, sentence or paragraph. and maintained throughout. or paragraph. introduction is missing. Context is adequate. Development in writing Includes purposeful and logical Includes logical progression Parts of the response are Parts of the response are progression of ideas from and connection of ideas from brief or drift from the confusing or brief or there beginning to end. beginning to end. Links topic. is a major drift from the evidence logically developing topic. Parts are confusing to a conclusion. and ambiguous. Use of Text Evidence Provides substantial and Provides sufficient and Provides limited and/or Provides minimal, inaccurate, or no evidence pertinent evidence to support relevant evidence to support superficial evidence to to support claims. claim(s) including well-chosen claims: well-chosen facts, support claim: facts, facts, definitions, concrete definitions concrete details, definitions, concrete details, quotes, and other quotes and other information details, quotes and other information and examples. and examples. examples.
Appendix M Rubric elements to be used for various elements of the lesson, including writing and speaking/listening. CATEGORY 4 (above grade level) 3 (grade level) 2 (developing) 1 Content Demonstrates mastery of all content with unprompted conceptual connections to current and historic events. Demonstrates understanding of all content with prompted connections to current and historic events. Shows knowledge of some content with some prompted connections to current or historic events. Shows limited or only concrete understanding of the content. Thoroughness of work Insightfully addresses all aspects of the question. Competently addresses all aspects of the question. Shows understanding and analysis. Superficially and/or literally addresses all aspects of the question. Partially/minimally addresses some aspect of the question. Introduction in writing Skillfully orients reader to topic and purpose in introductory sentence or paragraph. Topic is stated in the introduction or topic sentence and maintained throughout. Context is adequate. Orients reader to topic(s) in introductory sentence or paragraph. Inadequately orients reader to topics in introductory sentence or paragraph. Or, introduction is missing. Development in writing Includes purposeful and logical progression of ideas from beginning to end. Includes logical progression and connection of ideas from beginning to end. Links evidence logically developing to a conclusion. Parts of the response are brief or drift from the topic. Parts of the response are confusing or brief or there is a major drift from the topic. Parts are confusing and ambiguous. Use of Text Evidence Provides substantial and pertinent evidence to support claim(s) including well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotes, and other information and examples. Provides sufficient and relevant evidence to support claims: well-chosen facts, definitions concrete details, quotes and other information and examples. Provides limited and/or superficial evidence to support claim: facts, definitions, concrete details, quotes and other examples. Provides minimal, inaccurate, or no evidence to support claims.