9th Grade Finding Information LessonFall 2015Michelle Colquitt, Media Specialist

Finding Information Rubric ElementUnacceptable1Acceptable 2Target 3

The BasicsStudent does not interact with their group about the project. No communication or cooperation. Explicit plagiarism. No Effort in the Group. No cooperation with the group. Student is cooperative with their group members and works well as part of the group. Moderate effort within the group. Moderate Cooperation within group. Student is a leader within the group. Student communicates effectively within the group confines. Outstanding effort within the group. Higher level cooperation.

ContentProject content is poorly conceptualized. Work product is poor at best. Work product is late and/ or missing key elements.Project is adequately conceptualized. Work product is adequately finished. Minor missing elements or style/grammar issues.Project is outstanding. Work product is excellent. Work is well thought out and executed. Work has minimal (if no) grammatical errors. Best quality work.

Creativity Work is not creative at all. Mediocre work product at best. Work is not executed using a Web 2.0 tool. Work is moderately creative. Work is completed utilizing a Web 2.0 tool. Work is highly creative. Work is easily read/viewed online. Work is completed utilizing an appropriate Web 2.0 tool and is properly hosted and shared with the class.

Use of SourcesNone of the required sources are referenced. Students failed to properly answer/reference required lesson sources.Work references only 1 source possibly in a manner unrelated to the work output. Work is not as fully sourced as it could be.Work fully references all required sources. Work possibly builds upon sources and incorporates new sources into the output.

Overall QualityWork is poorly executed at best. Work is unorganized, has glaring grammatical errors, or is possibly plagiarized. Work not completed using Web 2.0 tool. Work does not reference required sources. Work is adequate. Work has few errors, references at least 1 source, is free from plagiarism, and has few grammatical errors. Work completed with Web 2.0 tool, but possibly not properly shared. Work is outstanding. Work is error free. Work cites information from each source and possibly sites further sources. Work completed with Web 2.0 tool and properly shared. Highest quality work.

Grading Scale: 15 pts Target 95 13-14 Acceptable 90 10-12 Acceptable 85 >9 Unacceptable 75 Adapted From: http://www2.uwstout.edu/content/profdev/rubrics/blogrubric.html