Grading Rubric for Author Study Literature Circle

Criteria / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Targeting Audiences / Students target the classroom teacher, classmates, schoolmates, the local and Arizona communities as the audiences for their group product. / Students target the classroom teacher, classmates, schoolmates, and the local community as the audiences for their group product. / Students target the classroom teacher, classmates, and schoolmates as the audiences for their group product. / Students target the classroom teacher and classmates as the audiences for their group product. / Students target the classroom teacher as the audience for their group product.
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Using Multimedia / The student uses original media components that are multi-sensory and innovative in multimedia group products. / The student uses original media components that appeal to two senses in multimedia group products. / The student incorporates original media components that appeal to one sense in multimedia group products. / In addition to non-electronic media, the student uses media published by professionals to create multimedia group products. / The student uses non-electronic media only (poster board, crayons, pens, etc.) to create group products.
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Planning / The student engages in effective oral and electronic communication that shows vision and revision to plan for group products. All communications exemplify good netiquette. / The student engages in effective oral and electronic communication that shows vision and revision to plan for group products. / The student engages in effective oral and electronic communication to plan for group products. / The student engages in oral and written communication to plan for group products. / The student engages in oral conversation only to plan for group products.
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Designing
(color, line/ page arrangement, 3-dimentional form such as animation, positive/negative space, and textural elements) / The student’s group products exhibit four elements of design. / The student’s group products exhibit three elements of design. / The student’s group products exhibit two elements of design. / The student’s group products exhibit one element of design. / The student’s group product does not exhibit elements of design.
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Presenting
(Web 2.0 tools such as wikis and blogs, multimedia authoring, presentation software, digital cameras, scanners, projection devices) / The student utilizes four or more technology tools to present group products. / The student utilizes three technology tools to present group products. / The student utilizes two technology tools to present group products.
. / The student utilizes one technology tool to present group products. / The student does not use any of these technology tools to present group products.
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Criteria / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Setting / The student uses many vivid sensory details to describe both the place and the time as it shifts throughout the book, including a high impact explanation of how the setting affects the mood and tone of the book. Inclusion of original, relevant artwork. / The student uses many vivid sensory details to describe both the place and the time as it shifts throughout the book, including a high impact explanation of how the setting affects the mood and tone of the book. / The student uses some sensory details to describe both the place and the time as it shifts throughout the book, including an explanation of how the setting affects the mood and tone of the book. / The student uses a few sensory details to describe both the place and the time as it shifts throughout the book, and there is no explanation of how the setting affects the mood and tone of the book. / The student uses no sensory details to describe the place or time as it shifts throughout the book, and there is no explanation of how the setting affects the mood and tone of the book.
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Characters / The student includes a thorough description of all the main characters in the book using vivid word choices and clearly explaining each character’s role in the story. Inclusion of original, relevant artwork. / The student includes a thorough description of all the main characters in the book using vivid word choices and clearly explaining each character’s role in the story. / The student includes a description of most of the main characters in the book and mentioning each character’s role in the story. / The student includes a minimal description of some of the main characters in the book and/or missing any explanation of characters’ roles in the story. / The student is missing a description of some of the main characters in the book and/or missing any explanation of characters’ roles in the story.
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Plot / Students compose a three or more substantive paragraphs of vivid, well-written summary that is engaging to the audience and tempts readers to read the book; no spoilers. / Students compose a three or more substantive paragraphs of vivid, well-written summary that is engaging to the audience and tempts readers to read the book; no spoilers. / Students compose three substantive paragraphs of summary that is engaging to the audience; no spoilers. / Students compose two substantive paragraphs of summary that is engaging to the audience; no spoilers. / Students compose a one-paragraph summary; may contain spoilers.
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Conventions / The entire wiki is free from spelling, grammatical and usage errors; all information and images are copyright-free and cited properly; captions are used for all original material. Error-free citations. Publishable. / The entire wiki is free from spelling, grammatical and usage errors; all information and images are copyright-free and cited properly; captions are used for all original material. Publishable. / Most of the wiki is free from spelling, grammatical and usage errors; most information and images are copyright-free and cited properly; captions are used for most of the original material. Errors do not prohibit publication. / The wiki has some spelling, grammatical and usage errors; some information and images violate copyright licensing or are not cited properly; captions are not used for some of the original material. Not publishable. / The wiki has substantial spelling, grammatical and usage errors; information and images violate copyright licensing or are not cited properly; captions are not used for original material. Not publishable.
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