End-Of-Year Portfolio Final Assessment Rubric

End-of-Year Portfolio Final Assessment Rubric

Ideas and Content123456

Does the reader learn something about you? Do you share insights?

Is there a clear and focused topic?

Is there a purpose or reason for you writing this vignette? There must be deeper meaning.

Word Choice 123456

Have you used literary devices? TAKE CHANCES. MAKE MISTAKES.

Have you used sensory imagery?

Have you used sound devices such as alliterationand rhyme?

Organization123456

Do you have a title that illuminates something about the vignette?

Is there a clear beginning, middle, and end?

Is your ending satisfying and insightful?

"Until then, I am a red balloon tied to anchor."

"Temporary, says Papa. But I know how those things go."

"As I took a breath from my cry, I said, 'That's me, that's who I am.'"

Are your paragraphs indented?

Sentence Fluency123456

Do you have a variety of lengths and beginnings of sentences?

Does your writing flow and sound natural

Conventions123456

Punctuation--I have ended every sentence with the correct punctuation mark (period, question mark, or exclamation point).I have used commas and semicolons correctly.

Capitalization--I have begun each sentence with a capital letter. I have used a capital letterfor names of people, places, and proper nouns. I have started each line of dialogue with a capital letter.

Each New Paragraph--I have indented each new paragraph when my thoughts changed from one idea to another and when changing speakers in written dialogue.

Spelling—I have accurately spelled every word and double-checked my vignettes for common spelling errors.

Extra support for the three required vignettes:

#1: The Neighborhood/House/Room on ______Street/Ave/Way, etc.Using “The House on Mango Street” as a model, write a vignette that describes where you currently, have, or hope to live. Make sure you address not only the visual features but also what you think and feel about your neighborhood/house/room.

#2: My NameUsing “My Name” as a model, write a vignette about your name that discusses the meaning, origins, experiences with it, and most importantly your feelings about it. Don’t forget those literary devices.

#3: HairsUsing “Hairs” as a model, write a vignette about your own life that discusses an important physical trait and how it reveals something about the person who possesses it and your relationship to him/her. You may choose to discuss a trait that all of you share, or one that makes a particular family member—or you—stand out from the others because it is different.

And last but not least, make sure to include

Title page with a unique and creative title, your name, and the due date

Illustration or image that ties in to your title

Dedication Page (before the Table of Contents)

Table of Contents

About the Author (after the vignettes)

**I will pass around a sample portfolio in class so that you can see all of the elements put together.**