Name _________________
Collaboration Rubric for Famous Women of the 20th Century
Not Done
Needs Work
Accomplished
Exemplary
1 point
Efforts No points given 2 points
3 points
Collects very little information-observed surfing irrelevant sites
Does not collect relevant information
Collects basic information Collects a great deal of relevant information
Research
Shares a little information; cites only 1 or 2 references
Nothing to share, nothing to cite
Sharing
Shares basic relevant information; cites most references Great deal of sharing; excellent resources
More than fair share of preparation-picks up slack from others
Minimal effort, less than fair share
Preparation No effort made preparing assignments
Fair share of preparation
Reads or presents well with apparent rehearsal,  interest and enthusiasm
Reads or presents well with apparent rehearsal and some familiarity
Oral Presentation Doesn't speak, or speaks inappropriately May read aloud, but is not very practiced or familiar with material
Writes with rules of good grammar and spelling in mind with minimal errors. Adequate content. Neat. Same as accomplished, but presented in a graphically pleasing way. Abundance of content without padding
Written Presentation Writes, but no effort at good spelling or grammar; little content. Could be neater
Has nothing to hand in
Listens, but too talkative Listens and speaks a fair amount
Hogs conversation or is withdrawn
Much talking, needs prodding to let others speak
Conversational Skills
Sometimes argumentative
Rarely argues; asks politely to state divergent cases Never argues; Asks politely to state case and does so with sound reasoning
Sabotage! Hijacks conversation impeding group. Off track
Cooperation
Helps lead group to fair decision
Considerate
Decision-making Sides with friends only
Bossy or absent
Reasonably critical
Done, but non-critical
Done, but prejudicial
Peer evaluation Not done
There is a maximum of 27 points possible for this rubric. Written presentation will also be evaluated independently. The peer evaluation is as follows:
Your name _______________
0 = not helpful
1 = contributed very little
2 = good amount of helpfulness
3 = extremely helpful
Oral Presentation
Writing Efforts
Participation in Group
Research Efforts
Student Name
Directions: write each team member's name in the first column, including your own. Using the key, evaluate each student's efforts in each category and write a number from 0 to 3 reflecting that student's level of participation in the appropriate column.
Hint: your name should appear twice. First at the top of the page, then in the column of student names. Yes, you will be evaluating yourself. 12 points are possible for each student.
Rubric for Biographical Essay
Exceeds
Meets
Almost Meets
Criteria Doesn't Meet
Excellent biographical information (6 + bits of information)
Good biographical information (4 - 5 bits of information)
Some biographical information (2 - 3 bits of information)
Opening paragraph introducing historical candidate
Little biographical information (0 - 1 bit of information)
Body has 5 + statements of fact and 10 to 12 sentences
Body has 5 statements of fact and 10 sentences
Body has 3 to 4 statements of fact with 6 to 8 sentences
Body has only 1  to 2 statements of facts in 5 or fewer sentences
Body of text contains 5 statements of fact and 10 sentences
Closing paragraph has excellent summary and extremely persuasive statement
Closing paragraph has summary and final persuasive statement on why this particular woman is a good candidate
Closing paragraph is missing either summary or persuasive statement Closing paragraph has good summary and good persuasive statement
Closing paragraph has both summary and persuasive statement, but either one or both is weak
Each of these three rubrics can be shared with the students, but only the second rubric on peer evaluation will be completed by them.
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