Life Map Rubric Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Required One or more Life map includes Life map includes Life map includes Elements required element all required all required all required was missing from elements. elements and elements as well the life map. one additional as a few element. additional elements. Map Life map lacks Some events are Each event is Each event is Illustrations illustrations for life illustrated with an illustrated with an illustrated with a events image or symbol. image or symbol. detailed and creative image or symbol. Presentation Life map is not Life map presentation Life map presentation Life map presentation and Creativity presented with demonstrates some demonstrates demonstrates neatness, creativity neatness, effort and neatness, effort and excellent neatness, and/or effort. creativity, creativity, effort and creativity, Paragraph Writing Rubric Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Introductory Provides some idea Gives the reader a Clearly tells the Clearly tells the reader Sentence about what the general idea about reader about what about what he/she is paragraph is about what they are going to he/she is going to going to be reading about read. be reading about. & motivates them to keep reading Body Body contains two to Body contains two to Contains 2-3 Contains 2-3 sentences three sentences three sentences that sentences related related to the topic that are related to the topic that furthers the reader’s furthers the understanding of the reader’s subject matter. Writer understanding of has provided examples to the subject matter. illustrate his/her point and has explained it’s significance. Concluding Concluding sentence Conclusion just Conclusion leaves Conclusion sentence sentence leaves the reader summarizes what the the reader with leaves the reader with hanging (i.e. paragraph is about. something to think something to remember & sentences do not about foreshadows future relate to paragraph’s events or significances. logical progression) Editing Shows little evidence Show little evidence of Show evidence of Shows evidence of the of editing (i.e. the editing process. the editing process. editing process. The sentence don’t make However, the writer The writer has spell writer has spell checked sense, spelling errors, has spell checked their checked their work, their work, and the story etc.) work and the story is is written completely in a written mostly in a correct and consistent correct and tense (past/present) consistent tense (present/past)
Life Map Rubric Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Required Elements One or more required element was missing from the life map. Life map includes all required elements. Life map includes all required elements and one additional element. Life map includes all required elements as well as a few additional elements. Map Illustrations Life map lacks illustrations for life events Some events are illustrated with an image or symbol. Each event is illustrated with an image or symbol. Each event is illustrated with a detailed and creative image or symbol. Presentation and Creativity Life map is not presented with neatness, creativity and/or effort. Life map presentation demonstrates some neatness, effort and creativity, Life map presentation demonstrates neatness, effort and creativity, Life map presentation demonstrates excellent neatness, effort and creativity, Paragraph Writing Rubric Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Introductory Sentence Provides some idea about what the paragraph is about Gives the reader a general idea about what they are going to read. Clearly tells the reader about what he/she is going to be reading about. Clearly tells the reader about what he/she is going to be reading about & motivates them to keep reading Body Body contains two to three sentences Body contains two to three sentences that are related Contains 2-3 sentences related to the topic that furthers the reader’s understanding of the subject matter. Contains 2-3 sentences related to the topic that furthers the reader’s understanding of the subject matter. Writer has provided examples to illustrate his/her point and has explained it’s significance. Concluding sentence Concluding sentence leaves the reader hanging (i.e. sentences do not relate to paragraph’s logical progression) Conclusion just summarizes what the paragraph is about. Conclusion leaves the reader with something to think about Conclusion sentence leaves the reader with something to remember & foreshadows future events or significances. Editing Shows little evidence of editing (i.e. sentence don’t make sense, spelling errors, etc.) Show little evidence of the editing process. However, the writer has spell checked their work Show evidence of the editing process. The writer has spell checked their work, and the story is written mostly in a correct and consistent tense (present/past) Shows evidence of the editing process. The writer has spell checked their work, and the story is written completely in a correct and consistent tense (past/present)