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RUBRIC • Inquiry and Research Project

SCORE
4 3 2 1
• Students made valuable • Students contributed to • Students did not • Students did not
contributions to each task each task within the contribute to some of the contribute to most or any
within the project. project. tasks within the project. of the project tasks.
COLLABORATION

• Students asked and • Students asked and • Students asked and • Students rarely asked and
answered questions answered questions answered questions answered questions and
constructively. somewhat constructively. occasionally, but they were not constructive in
• Students took turns and • Students took turns most were not always doing so.
were polite. of the time and were constructive. • Students rarely took turns
• Students listened actively generally polite. • Students took turns a and were impolite most of
to each other. • Students listened actively minimal amount of the the time.
to each other most of the time and were polite some • Students rarely listened
time. of the time. actively to each other.
• Students listened actively
some of the time.

• Information is organized • Information is mostly • Information is somewhat • Information has little to no

RESEARCH AND TEXT

in a clear and logical way. organized in a clear and organized. organization.

• Students chose or used a logical way. • Students chose or used • There is no evidence of the
• Students chose or used a
EVIDENCE

variety of reliable print only one print or digital use of reliable resources.
and/or digital resources few reliable print and/or resource. • Research was limited or
effectively. digital resources. • Research is only partially not conducted.
• Research is carefully • Research is documented, documented and is mostly • Text evidence is not
documented. but parts are not clear. unclear. present.
• Text evidence is used • Text evidence is used • Text evidence is weak or
successfully throughout successfully in some parts used in a limited way.
the project. of the project.

• Content maintains a clear • Content is focused but • Content is unfocused in • Content is haphazard
focus throughout. may stray at times. some areas. throughout.

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• Written portions of the • Written portions of the • Written portions of the • Written portions of the
project answer the project project address the project provide some project are unclear and do
CONTENT

question thoroughly. project question for the information, but do not not address the project
• Visuals or multimedia are most part. always address the project question.
useful and enhance the • Visuals or multimedia are question. • Visuals or multimedia are
product. useful. • Visuals or multimedia are not present.
• All parts of the project are • All parts of the project not useful. • The project contains
free of errors. contain minimal errors. • The project contains some major errors.
errors throughout.

• Information was shared • Information was shared • Information was confusing • Information that was
PRESENTATION

effectively. somewhat effectively. at times. shared was irrelevant or

• The presentation was well • The presentation could be • The presentation lacked confusing.
organized. better organized. clear organization. • The presentation was
• Students spoke clearly • Students generally spoke • Students did not speak disorganized.
and were able to project clearly and were clearly and were • Students did not speak
their voices effectively. somewhat effective at ineffective at projecting clearly and did not project
projecting their voices. their voices. their voices.

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RUBRIC • Collaborative Conversations

SCORE of 2 • The child participates in collaborative conversations with peers and adults in small and larger
groups.
• The child follows agreed-upon rules for discussions.
• The child demonstrates active listening by building on others’ talk in conversations and by
responding to the comments of others through multiple exchanges.
• The child asks questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under
discussion.

SCORE of 1 • The child sometimes participates in collaborative conversations with peers and adults in
small and larger groups, but may lose focus.
• The child follows some agreed-upon rules for discussions.
• The child demonstrates active listening sometimes by building on others’ talk in
conversations and by responding to the comments of others some of the time.
• The child sometimes asks questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts
under discussion.

SCORE of 0 • The child does not participate in collaborative conversations.

• The child does not follow agreed-upon rules for discussions.
• The child does not demonstrate active listening and rarely builds on others’ talk in
conversations.
• The child asks few, if any, questions to clear up confusion.

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RUBRIC • Analytic Writing

SCORE of 2 • The response makes sense and is organized.
• The response shows that the child was able to understand the text.
• The response includes clear evidence from the text that supports child’s response.
• The response includes specific details that relate to the text.

SCORE of 1 • The response makes sense, but may not be organized.

• The response shows that the child may not have clearly understood the text.
• The response includes little evidence from the text that supports child’s response.
• The response includes some details that relate to the text.

SCORE of 0 • The response does not make sense and is not organized.
• The response shows that the child did not understand the text.
• The response includes no evidence or details from the text.

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RUBRIC • Multipurpose Writing

SCORE
4 3 2 1
The response demonstrates The response demonstrates The response demonstrates The response demonstrates
SENTENCE FLUENCY

exemplary development of adequate development of limited development of inadequate development of

CONVENTIONS/

conventions. Capitalization conventions. There is some conventions. Capitalization conventions. There is little or
and punctuation are capitalization and and punctuation are no capitalization or
consistent. It demonstrates punctuation. It inconsistent. It punctuation. It
strong knowledge of demonstrates adequate demonstrates some demonstrates little or no
sound-letter relationships knowledge of many sound- knowledge of sound-letter knowledge of sound-letter
and letter patterns. letter relationships and relationships and letter relationships and letter
Sentences, if present, are letter patterns. Sentences, if patterns. Sentences, if patterns. Sentences, if
varied. present, are mostly varied. present, are sometimes present, are not varied.
varied.

The response includes The response includes some The response includes a few The response includes few, if
interesting words and interesting words and interesting words and any, interesting words.
WORD CHOICE

specific details. specific details. details.

The response is effective. The response is generally The response is mostly The response is wholly
Ideas follow a logical effective. Ideas follow an ineffective. The sequence of ineffective. The sequence of
ORGANIZATION

sequence. Transitional adequate sequence. Some ideas may be weak or ideas is unorganized. Few to
words are present and used transitional words are unclear. Transitional words no transitional words are
effectively. The beginning present and are used are used inconsistently and present. A structural
and end effectively effectively. The beginning are not always effective. beginning and ending are

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introduce and close the and end are somewhat Both the structural either not present or are not
writing. effective in introducing and beginning and ending may effective in introducing or
closing the writing. not be present and, if closing the writing.
present, may not be effective
in introducing or closing the
writing.

The response stays on topic The response stays on topic The response mostly stays The response does not stay
and includes effective and includes some on topic, but includes little on topic and includes little
SUPPORT
FOCUS/

development. Clear development. Some development. Very little development. No evidence

evidence from the text evidence from the text evidence from the text or details from the text
supports the child’s supports the child’s supports the child’s supports the child’s
response. Relevant, response. Some details that response. Few details that response. Minimal, if any,
supportive details are may not always be relevant may not always be relevant details are included.
included. are included. are included.

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RUBRIC • Presentations
SCORE
4 3 2 1
• The presenter uses • The presenter uses some • The presenter uses few • The presenter uses no
appropriate facts and facts and details, facts or details. Some facts or details. Ideas and
relevant, descriptive expressing most ideas and ideas and feelings may not feelings are not expressed
details, expressing ideas feelings clearly. be expressed clearly. clearly.
and feelings clearly. • The presenter mostly • The presenter produces • The presenter produces
• The presenter produces produces complete some complete few complete sentences.
complete sentences when sentences when sentences. • The presenter does not
SPEAKING

appropriate to task and appropriate to task and • The presenter may not speak audibly in coherent
situation. situation. always speak audibly in sentences. Voice level,
• The presenter speaks • The presenter mostly coherent sentences. Voice phrasing, and intonation
audibly in coherent speaks audibly in level, phrasing, and are not always
sentences, using coherent sentences, using intonation may not always appropriate.
appropriate voice level, mostly appropriate voice be appropriate. • The presenter does not
phrasing, and intonation. level, phrasing, and • The presenter rarely adapt or change oral
• The presenter adapts or intonation. adapts or changes oral language to fit the
changes oral language to • The presenter sometimes language to fit the situation.
fit the situation. adapts or changes oral situation.
language to fit the
situation.

• Drawings or other visual • Drawings or other visual • Drawings or other visual • Drawings or other visual
displays are appropriate displays are mostly displays are somewhat displays may not be
VISUALS

and clarify ideas, appropriate and clarify appropriate, but may not appropriate and do not
thoughts, and feelings. most ideas, thoughts, and always clarify ideas, clarify ideas, thoughts,
• The visuals clearly support feelings. thoughts, and feelings. and feelings.
the presentation. • The visuals mostly support • The visuals somewhat • The visuals may not
the presentation. support the presentation. support the presentation.

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