Reading Log Scoring Rubric
• Reading log entry is written in an integrated and thoughtful
way and demonstrates an awareness of the audience
• Summarizes reading in a concise manner
• Infers the main idea
• Includes some details to help reader understand the events in
4 the text
• Questions the author’s purpose
• Makes a prediction
• Poses questions that extend beyond the text
• Makes a text-to-world connection
• Fairly thoughtful
• Summarizes reading in a concise manner
• Poses questions
3 •
•
Makes a text-to-self/text-to-text connection
May have minor inaccuracies
(proficient)
• Retells reading in own words
• Includes too many details
• May ask a question
2 •
•
May make a prediction
Has many inaccuracies
• Retells reading
1 • Has many inaccuracies
0 • Copies from text or has no entry
Citizenship Scoring Rubric
Citizenship scores may be improved by volunteering to perform community
service after a private conference with instructor
• Always on time
• Always demonstrates responsibility by having materials and
completed homework
• Always treats others and environment with respect
E • Always works cooperatively in groups
• Always wears the appropriate uniform with shirt tucked in.
• Always gets to work quickly
• Always has a positive attitude and takes risks by asking
appropriate questions
• Is generally pleasant and helpful
• Always on time
• Usually demonstrates responsibility by having materials and
completed homework
• Usually treats others and environment with respect
S • Usually works cooperatively in groups
• Usually wears the appropriate uniform with shirt tucked in.
(proficient) • Usually gets to work quickly
• Sometimes demonstrates responsibility by having materials
and
completed homework
• Sometimes treats others and environment with respect and
N must be sent to buddy teacher
• Sometimes works cooperatively in groups
• Sometimes wears the appropriate uniform with shirt tucked
in.
• Is disruptive and interferes with others’ learning
• Rarely demonstrates responsibility by having materials and
completed homework
• Rarely treats others and environment with respect and must
be sent to the office
U • Rarely works cooperatively in groups
• Rarely wears the appropriate uniform with shirt tucked in.
• Rarely gets to work quickly
• Is disruptive and interferes with others’ learning
Dialogue and Mini-Conversation Rubric
• Participants are creative; take risks and volunteer
• Response/Dialogue flows naturally and with expression
4 •
•
Dialogue is memorized/Response is appropriate
Accent is good
• Participants speak clearly
• Participants volunteer
• Response/Dialogue flows naturally after some thought
• Dialogue is memorized/Response is appropriate
3 •
•
Accent is fair
Participants speak clearly
(proficient)
• Participation is requested
• Response is hesitant; dialogue requires some prompting
2 •
•
Accent is fair; may need clarification in English
Participants are difficult to hear
• Participation is requested
•
1 •
Response is uncomfortable and interrupted; dialogue is read
Accent is hard to understand; translation is required or may be
given in English
0 •
•
No participation
No response
Developed by the Hill Classical Middle School Foreign Language Department, Fall 2001
Project Scoring Rubric
• Project is creative, colorful, and neat
4 •
•
Project is typed and labelled correctly
Project demonstrates knowledge of the subject
• Subject matter and purpose is clear
• Information is accurate
• Project is colorful and neat
• Project is labelled correctly
3 •
•
Project demonstrates knowledge of the subject
Information is accurate
(proficient)
• Project is neat
• Information is labelled
2 • Information has some inaccuracies
1 •
•
Project is sloppy
Information is inaccurate
0 • No participation
Developed by the Hill Classical Middle School Foreign Language Department, Fall 2001
Foreign Language Writing Rubric
To be used in evaluating any written expression in a target language other than English
• Written responses are original and creative; demonstrate taking
risks with the target language
4 •
•
Written responses are appropriate
Phonetic realizations conform to the rules of the target language
• Spelling and diacritics are generally correct with some errors of
inadvertence
• Written responses are straightforward
• Written responses are appropriate
• Some phonetic realizations may conform to the rules of the
3 •
target language
Spelling may be invented in some cases; use of diacritics may
(proficient) follow a pattern but may be used incorrectly
• Written responses may be appropriate
• Phonetic realizations may be in the target language but
2 •
generally follow English language patterns
Spelling is largely invented; diacritics are used haphazardly
1 •
•
Responses are inappropriate or in English
Spelling is invented; diacritics are used haphazardly, if at all
0 • No response
Developed by the Hill Classical Middle School Foreign Language Department, Fall 2001
Visualization Scoring Rubric
(to be used when evaluating visualizations generated during reading)
• Visualization is original and creative
• Visualization reflects the mood of the selection
• Visualization reflects the main idea of the selection and
thoughtfully executed
• Includes all of the important details
4 •
•
May be realistic or abstract
Uses artistic principles
• Has an original title that tells the main idea
• Is neat and colorful; black and white visualizations are done in
an artistic way and have a rational basis for their use
• Visualization is original
• Visualization reflects the main idea of the selection and is
generally thoughtfully executed
• Includes many of the important details
3 •
•
May be realistic or abstract
May have minor inaccuracies that reflect a partial
(proficient) misunderstanding of text
• Has a title that tells the main idea
• Is neat
• Visualization may reflect the main idea of the selection
• Has some details
2 •
•
Inaccuracies reflect a misunderstanding of text
Has a title
• Lacks neatness
• Visualization reflects a general carelessness about the work
1 • Is off topic
0 • No visualization
