Grading+Rubrics

**Scores ** **5=Advanced 4=Proficient 3=Satisfactory 2=Less than Satisfactory1=Unacceptable ** ||
 * Unit One Individual Assignment-Grading Rubric ||
 * **Total Possible Points Earned=40 Points **
 * **Understands and accepts the importance of reading as a means to learn, access information, and to enhance quality of life. ** || **5 4 3 2 1 ** ||
 * **Understands and is sensitive to differences among learners and how these differences influence reading. ** || **5 4 3 2 1 ** ||
 * **Uses instructional and informational technologies to support literacy learning. ** || **5 4 3 2 1 ** ||
 * **Demonstrates an understanding of emergent literacy and designs experiences to support it. ** || **5 4 3 2 1 ** ||
 * **Teaches students to connect prior knowledge with new information. ** || **5 4 3 2 1 ** ||
 * **Selects and evaluates instructional materials for literacy, including those that are technology-based. ** || **5 4 3 2 1 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Lesson plan is well-written and indicates knowledge of the English language. ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 4 3 2 1 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">All required components are addressed. ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 4 3 2 1 ** ||

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 24px;">Total Maximum Points=24 Points ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 24px;">Unit Two Team Assignment **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">CATEGORY || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">4 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">3 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">2 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">1 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Requirements || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">All requirements are met and exceeded. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">All requirements are met. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">One requirement was not completely met. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">More than one requirement was not completely met. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Content || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Mechanics || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">No misspellings or grammatical errors. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Three or fewer misspellings and/or mechanical errors. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Four misspellings and/or grammatical errors. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">More than 4 errors in spelling or grammar. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Organization || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Content is logically organized for the most part. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Originality || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Uses other people\'s ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Uses other people\'s ideas, but does not give them credit. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Workload || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The workload is divided and shared equally by all team members. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The workload is divided and shared fairly by all team members, though workloads may vary from person to person. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The workload was divided, but one person in the group is viewed as not doing his/her fair share of the work. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The workload was not divided OR several people in the group are viewed as not doing their fair share of the work. ||

__**Discussion Rubric**__


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Content ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Organization ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Ideas and Insight ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Sentence Fluency ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Mechanics ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Well focused, detailed, precise, correct, comprehensive, 250 word minimum ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Well constructed introduction, well placed transitions, strong conclusion, good placement of details ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Demonstrated use of information in new or non-standard ways, development of new questions regarding material, application of theory and principles ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Easy to read, fluid ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Proper spelling and grammar, use of punctuation that works with sentences ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2 Points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2 Points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2 Points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2 Points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2 Points ** ||