Photo Essay Rubric Name: __________________________________ Date: ____________ 4 3 2 1 Photos I have no fewer I have no fewer I have no fewer I have only one than four photos than three photos than two photos photo with a clear with clear images with clear images with clear images image of erosion. of erosion. of erosion. of erosion. Examples of My photos include My photos include My photos include My photos includes Erosion no fewer than four no fewer than three no fewer than two only one example different examples different examples different examples of erosion. of erosion. of erosion. of erosion. Captions All my photos have One of my photos Two of my photos Three or more of captions accurately lacks a caption lack captions my photos lack describing the accurately accurately captions accurately example of erosion. describing the describing the describing the example of erosion. example of erosion. example of erosion. Essay In my essay, I In my essay, I did In my essay, I did In my essay, I did Content included the not include one of not include two of not include any of following: the following: the following: the following: causes of erosion causes of erosion causes of erosion causes of erosion ways to avoid ways to avoid ways to avoid ways to avoid erosion erosion erosion erosion ways to repair ways to repair ways to repair ways to repair eroded areas eroded areas eroded areas eroded areas My essay contains My essay contains My essay contains My essay contains Essay Grammar few, if any, of the some of the several of the several of following and following errors: following errors: following errors: errors: Punctuation* grammar grammar grammar grammar punctuation punctuation punctuation punctuation capitalization capitalization capitalization capitalization spelling spelling spelling spelling These errors do not These errors do not These errors do not These errors interfere with the interfere with the interfere with the interfere with the reader’s reader’s reader’s reader’s understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of my writing. my writing. my writing. my writing. *Modified from the California Department of Education Standards and Assessment Division Writing Tasks Rubric.
Photo Essay Rubric Name: __________________________________ Date: ____________ 4 3 2 1 Photos I have no fewer than four photos with clear images of erosion. I have no fewer than three photos with clear images of erosion. I have no fewer than two photos with clear images of erosion. I have only one photo with a clear image of erosion. Examples of Erosion My photos include no fewer than four different examples of erosion. My photos include no fewer than three different examples of erosion. My photos include no fewer than two different examples of erosion. My photos includes only one example of erosion. Captions All my photos have captions accurately describing the example of erosion. One of my photos lacks a caption accurately describing the example of erosion. Two of my photos lack captions accurately describing the example of erosion. Three or more of my photos lack captions accurately describing the example of erosion. Essay Content In my essay, I included the following: causes of erosion ways to avoid erosion ways to repair eroded areas In my essay, I did not include one of the following: causes of erosion ways to avoid erosion ways to repair eroded areas In my essay, I did not include two of the following: causes of erosion ways to avoid erosion ways to repair eroded areas In my essay, I did not include any of the following: causes of erosion ways to avoid erosion ways to repair eroded areas Essay Grammar and Punctuation* My essay contains few, if any, of the following errors: grammar punctuation capitalization spelling These errors do not interfere with the reader’s understanding of my writing. My essay contains some of the following errors: grammar punctuation capitalization spelling These errors do not interfere with the reader’s understanding of my writing. My essay contains several of the following errors: grammar punctuation capitalization spelling These errors do not interfere with the reader’s understanding of my writing. My essay contains several of following errors: grammar punctuation capitalization spelling These errors interfere with the reader’s understanding of my writing. *Modified from the California Department of Education Standards and Assessment Division Writing Tasks Rubric.