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Rubric for Written Assignments V4

Student Name: Burcu Chatham Date: 2/1/19 Instructor Name: Matt Kutter Class: L & S Methods Assignment: Observation 2

Item No relevant evidence Unsatisfactory Needs Improvement Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations
(0 – 59%) (60% - 69 %) (70% - 79%) (80 – 89%) (90% - 100%)
Content & The assignment was not Ideas are not well developed Ideas are somewhat developed, and Ideas are developed, and Ideas are fully developed, and
Ideas submitted, or the or may fail to demonstrate an demonstrate some understanding of demonstrate an accurate demonstrate a significant and
submitted assignment understanding of the task. the task. Main point(s) and understanding of the task. Main accurate understanding of the task.
65/70 was not relevant to the Main ideas, or examples/details may be included but point(s) and supporting Main point(s) and examples/ details
task at hand. examples/details, may be not well integrated. examples/details are clear and easily are identifiable, clear, and engaging
obscure or missing. identifiable. for the reader.

Evidence & The assignment was not When required, outside When required, outside evidence may When required, relevant outside When required, compelling outside
APA Format submitted, or the evidence may be missing or be minimal or may not fully support evidence is included. It supports evidence is included; it is
submitted assignment may fail to support claims. claims. Paper may not follow APA claims. Paper follows APA format seamlessly integrated into the paper
lacked evidence from Paper may not meet basic format entirely or may have errors in with few errors in citation/style. to support claims. Paper follows
10 / 10 outside sources and requirements for APA citation/style. APA format with no errors in
APA formatting. format. citation or style.

Organization The assignment was not The organization is not The organization is somewhat The organization is effective for the The organization is highly effective
& Standards submitted, or the effective for the task, or effective for the task, although it may task. The organization is clear and for the task. Organization skillfully
submitted assignment there is a lack of be loose or unclear. There may be logical. Transitions and connectors and logically builds support for the
organized in an organization. Errors with some errors with transitions and are used appropriately. Paper meets thesis. Transitions and connectors
10 / 10 appropriate or effective transitions and connectors connectors. Paper may not meet all most requirements for title, word are used appropriately and
way given the task at interfere with requirements for title, word count, count, spacing, etc. seamlessly Paper meets
hand. comprehensibility. Paper spacing, etc. requirements for title, word count,
may not meet basic spacing, etc.
requirements for title, word
count, spacing, etc.
Usage & The assignment was not Linguistic features of the Linguistic features of the writing Linguistic features of the writing Linguistic features of the writing
Mechanics submitted, or the writing (syntax, usage, word (syntax, usage, word form, (syntax, usage, word form, (syntax, usage, word form,
submitted assignment form, tone/register, spelling, tone/register, spelling, capitalization, tone/register, spelling, tone/register, spelling,
was not relevant to the capitalization, punctuation, punctuation, etc.) are somewhat capitalization, punctuation, etc.) are capitalization, punctuation, etc.) are
10 / 10 task at hand. etc.) are not effective. Errors effective. The errors may be effective. There may be a few highly effective. There are no
are very distracting and/or distracting and/or interfere with the errors, but they do not interfere with apparent errors. The writing is very
interfere greatly with the comprehensibility of the message. the comprehensibility of the professional and academic.
comprehensibility of the The writing may not be professional message. The writing is generally
message. The writing is not or academic. professional/academic.
professional or academic.

Score: 95 /100 Letter Grade: A

Comments:

• Your objectives clearly demonstrate your understanding of the lesson topic, but the first objective does not show an observable result that the
teacher could see.

• Excellent observation notes – very detailed and focused.

• Excellent reflection – I liked the fact that you were able to identify several aspects that tied into the concepts in our course. I agree that in my
experience that always giving a task to the listening helps focus students’ attention, but you were also able to identify several positive aspects of
what you observed.