What is a Rubric?
Rubric is a scoring tool that lists the criteria for a piece of work or 'what counts.'" So a rubric for a multimedia project will list the things the student must have included to receive a certain score or rating. Rubrics help the student figure out how their project will be evaluated.
Generally rubrics specify the level of performance expected for several levels of quality. These levels of quality may be written as different ratings (e.g., Excellent, Good, Needs Improvement) or as numerical scores (e.g., 4, 3, 2, 1) which are then added up to form a total score which then is associated with a grade (e.g., A, B, C, etc). Many rubrics also specify the level of assistance (e.g., Independently, With Minimal Adult Help; With Extensive Adult Help) for each quality rating.
Rubrics can help students and teachers define "quality". Rubrics can also help students judge and revise their own work before handing in their assignments.
An example of story writing :
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Introduction |
First paragraph has a "grabber" or catchy beginning.
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First paragraph has a weak "grabber".
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A catchy beginning was attempted but was confusing rather than catchy.
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No attempt was made to catch the reader's attention in the first paragraph.
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Focus on Assigned Topic |
The entire story is related to the assigned topic and allows the reader to understand much more about the topic.
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Most of the story is related to the assigned topic. The story wanders off at one point, but the reader can still learn something about the topic.
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Some of the story is related to the assigned topic, but a reader does not learn much about the topic.
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No attempt has been made to relate the story to the assigned topic.
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Accuracy of Facts |
All facts presented in the story are accurate.
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Almost all facts presented in the story are accurate.
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Most facts presented in the story are accurate (at least 70%).
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There are several factual errors in the story.
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Spelling and Punctuation |
There are no spelling or punctuation errors in the final draft. Character and place names that the author invented are spelled consistently throughout.
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There is one spelling or punctuation error in the final draft.
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There are 2-3 spelling and punctuation errors in the final draft.
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The final draft has more than 3 spelling and punctuation errors.
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How to create a rubric for my Webquest / Assignment ?
A rubric can be prepared by some "online rubric generator". Here is a example : http://rubistar.4teachers.org .