Evaluation

Use these rubrics to guide yourself throughout the creation process.  The first rubric asses the group as a whole and the treaty you have created.  The reflection rubric looks at your reflection paper.  Based on these two rubrics you will be getting your total score for the project out of 36 points possible.

Treaty Rubric
CATEGORY
4
3
2
1
Sources
All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited correctly.
All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and most are cited correctly.
Most sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited correctly.
Many sources used for quotes and facts are less than credible (suspect) and/or are not cited correctly.
Accuracy of Facts
All supportive facts are reported accurately.
Almost all supportive facts are reported accurately.
Most supportive facts are reported accurately.
NO facts are reported OR most are inaccurately reported.
Sentence Structure 
All sentences are well-constructed with varied structure.
Most sentences are well-constructed with varied structure.
Most sentences are well-constructed but have a similar structure.
Sentences lack structure and appear incomplete or rambling.
Grammar & Spelling
Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

Reflection Rubric

CATEGORY
4
3
2
1
Penmanship
Paper is neatly written or typed with no distracting corrections.
Paper is neatly written or typed with 1 or 2 distracting corrections (e.g.,dark cross-outs; bumpy white-out, words written over).
The writing is generally readable, but the reader has to exert quite a bit of effort to figure out some of the words.
Many words are unreadable OR there are several distracting corrections.
Sentence Structure 
All sentences are well-constructed with varied structure.
Most sentences are well-constructed with varied structure.
Most sentences are well-constructed but have a similar structure.
Sentences lack structure and appear incomplete or rambling.
Grammar & Spelling
Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
Focus on Topic
There is one clear, well-focused topic. All questions asked have been answered.
Main idea is clear but the supporting information is general.
Main idea is somewhat clear but there is a need for more supporting information.
The main idea is not clear. There is a seemingly random collection of information.
Conclusion
The conclusion is strong and hits on the what the project was about.
The conclusion is recognizable and ties up almost all the loose ends.
The conclusion is recognizable, but does not tie up several loose ends.
There is no clear conclusion, the paper just ends.

 

 

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