Rubric for Planning of the Project

Criteria

Poor

(0-3 points)

Good

(7-4 points)

Excellent

(8-10 points)

Student

score

Teacher

score

Work Ethic

The student: ·Rarely brings required materials to class every

class period.

·Does not focus on classroom activities.

· Rarely uses class time to complete class work.

· Is usually not engaged in learning.

· Rarely works outside of class or completes homework assignments on time.

·Is often absent or late without cause.

The student: ·Regularly brings required materials to class.

· Usually demonstrates focus on classroom activities.

· Uses class time to complete class related work.

· Is often engaged in learning and willing to learn.

· Usually works outside of class if required.

· Completes all homework assignments and submits them on time.

· Is rarely absent or late without cause.

The student:

· Always brings required materials to class.

· Demonstrates focus on classroom activities.

· Uses class time to complete class related work.

· Is continuously engaged in learning.

· Always works outside of class if required.

· Completes all homework assignments and submits them on time.

· Is never absent or late without cause.

Time-management

·Rarely get things done by the deadlines group has to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's inadequate time management.

·Occasionally tends to procrastinate, but always gets things done by the deadlines. Group may have to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's procrastination.

· Routinely uses time well.

There is no procrastination because the work gets completed at a timely mannerly.

Driving Question

·The driving question is not answered. Most of the report is about something that was not assigned as research.

·Only part of the driving question is answered. Not enough details are given to support ideas. Too few words from the driving question are restated as main idea statements.

·All parts of the driving question are clearly answered. Ideas are supported with specific details. Many of the words from the question are restated to help the reader see the answers.

Bibliography

·There is no bibliography page and/or there is little proof that research was done.

·Only part of the resources required have been used. The bibliography was not written on a separate sheet of paper or placed at the end of the report.

·A variety of resources were used: 3 books, 2 websites, and 1 interview Resources were written on a bibliography page and placed at the end of the report.

Comprehensive

·Students don’t connect planning stages.

·Students makes connections between different planning stages but some of the planning areas are not clear

·Students proactively makes connections between different planning stages and all the planning areas are clear

Content outcomes

·Content outcomes are not specified

·Content outcomes are specified

·They are not aligned with key national standards

·Content outcomes are specified

· Content outcomes are aligned with key national standards

Student voice

·Only a small amount of group members is given the opportunities to express “voice and choice”

·Some members of the group are not given opportunities to express “voice and choice” on all important matters

·Every member of the group is given several opportunities to express “voice and choice” on important matters: the topics to study questions asked resources used the form products take the use of time organization of tasks

Objectives

·Objectives do not actually describe any products and don’t make students think over the theme.

·Objectives describe specific knowledge or products and provide only shallow understanding.

·Objectives describe specific behaviors, knowledge and/or products and require deep understanding.

Totals