Rubric

A OUTSTANDING

v Takes responsibility for one’s own actions

v Serious and conscientious about all aspects of school (in and out of school)

v Accepts failure maturely and takes constructive steps to correct this failure

v Shows a strong desire to learn

v Respects the efforts of peers and teacher

v Always on-task in classroom

v Always prepared with materials (textbook, notebook, pens, etc.)

v Asks questions when confused

v Consistently makes positive contributions to the classroom environment

v Consistently participates in class and group discussions

v Always shows maximum and consistent effort on assignments

v Always turns assignments in on time

v Always listens to instructions and begins promptly

v Always takes pride in the work that they do

v Never has to be reminded to stay on task

v Always completed on time (usually Fridays)

v Article is appropriate to course and grade level

v Hard copy of article is attached to current event (staples, glue, tape, etc. are all acceptable)

v Student demonstrates higher order thinking skills

v Article contains all four required sections (Facts, Issue, Relevance to Class, and Opinion)

v All four sections are clearly labeled

v Brings notebook to class everyday

v Clearly labeled to indicate subject, name, and class period

v Contains all four dividers (Course Information, Classwork, Handouts, Homework)

v Has ample paper for assignments

v All pages are dated and in proper order

v Demonstrates effective study skills

v Has complete command of subject matter

v Applies higher order thinking skills (especially in extended response essays)

v Projects are always turned in on time

v Presentations are done professionally

v Demonstrates higher order creative thinking

v Reads his or her reading material silently without reminder

v Always brings reading material to class when assigned

v Brings reading material which is appropriate to student’s reading level

B GOOD

v May not always take responsibility for one’s actions (makes excuses)

v Generally serious and conscientious about all aspects of school

v May not always accept failure in a mature manner and does not always correct mistakes

v Usually shows eagerness for learning

v Respects the efforts of peers and teacher

v Almost always on-task in classroom

v Always prepared with class materials with one or two exceptions

v Usually asks questions when confused

v Contributes positively to the classroom environment

v Consistently participates in class and group discussions

v Usually show maximum and consistent effort on assignments

v Usually listens to and follows directions the first time they are given

v Nearly always turns assignments in on time

v Rarely has to be reminded to stay on task

v Always completed on time (usually Fridays)

v Article is appropriate to course and grade level

v Hard copy of article is almost always attached to current event (staples, glue, tape, etc. are all acceptable)

v Student usually demonstrates higher order thinking skills

v Article contains all four required sections (Facts, Issue, Relevance to Class, and Opinion)

v Brings notebook to class everyday

v Clearly labeled to indicate subject, name, and class period

v Contains all four dividers (Course Information, Classwork, Handouts, Homework)

v Contains all work and materials with the possible exception of 1 or 2 assignments

v Pages are in proper order and dated

v Demonstrates effective study skills

v Has a good command of the subject matter

v Sometimes applies higher order thinking skills

v Projects are always turned in on time

v Presentations are taken seriously

v Sometimes applies higher order creative thinking

v Nearly always reads his or her reading material silently without reminder

v Always brings reading material to class when assigned

C SATISFACTORY

v Does not take responsibility for one’s actions (makes excuses)

v Not very serious and conscientious about all aspects of school

v Does not always accept failure in a mature manner and does not always correct mistakes

v Shows little eagerness for learning

v Shows little respect for the efforts of peers and teacher

v Frequently off-task in classroom

v Sometimes prepared with class materials

v Rarely asks questions when confused

v Does not contribute positively to the classroom environment

v Does not consistently participate in class and group discussions

v Usually show minimum effort on assignments

v Rarely listens to and follows directions the first time they are given

v Sometimes turns assignments in on time

v Sometimes has to be reminded to stay on task

v Not always completed on time (usually Fridays)

v Article is sometimes not appropriate to course and grade level

v Hard copy of article is frequently not attached to current event (staples, glue, tape, etc. are all acceptable)

v Student rarely demonstrates higher order thinking skills

v Article may be missing serious effort in one of the four required sections (Facts, Issue, Relevance to Class, and Opinion)

v Frequently forgets notebook

v Not clearly labeled to indicate subject, name, and class period

v Dividers may not be present, or may be unlabeled (Course Information, Classwork, Handouts, Homework)

v Frequently missing work and materials

v Some pages are not in proper order and dated

v Demonstrates mediocre to poor study skills

v Has an adequate command of the subject matter

v Rarely applies higher order thinking skills

v Projects are sometimes turned in on time

v Presentations are taken not taken completely seriously

v Rarely applies higher order creative thinking

v Frequently needs reminder to read his or her reading material silently

v Usually brings reading material to class when assigned

D NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

v Does not take responsibility for one’s actions (makes excuses)

v Not serious and conscientious about all aspects of school

v Does not accept failure in a mature manner and does not always correct mistakes

v Shows no eagerness for learning

v Shows little respect for the efforts of peers and teacher and is often disrespectful

v Frequently off-task in classroom and a distraction

v Rarely prepared with class materials

v Does not ask questions when confused

v Contributes negatively to the classroom environment

v Has a negative impact in class and group discussions

v Puts forth minimum effort on assignments

v Does not listen to and follows directions the first time they are given

v Rarely turns assignments in on time

v Frequently has to be reminded to stay on task

v Rarely completed on time (usually Fridays)

v Article is frequently not appropriate to course and grade level

v Hard copy of article is frequently not attached to current event (staples, glue, tape, etc. are all acceptable)

v Student never demonstrates higher order thinking skills

v Article may be missing serious effort in multiple required sections (Facts, Issue, Relevance to Class, and Opinion)

v Frequently forgets notebook

v Not clearly labeled to indicate subject, name, and class period

v Dividers may not be present, or may be unlabeled (Course Information, Classwork, Handouts, Homework)

v Frequently missing work and materials

v Many pages are not in proper order and dated

v Needs to improve study skills

v Has very little command of the subject matter

v Never applies higher order thinking skills

v Projects are frequently turned in late

v Presentations are taken not completely seriously

v Does not apply higher order creative thinking

v Usually needs reminder to read his or her reading material silently

v Frequently does not bring reading material to class when assigned

F UNSATISFACTORY

v Constantly makes excuses

v Shows no concern for any aspect of school

v Does not accept failure in a mature manner and does not correct mistakes

v Shows no eagerness for learning

v Shows no respect for the efforts of peers and teacher and is often disrespectful

v Frequently off-task in classroom and a distraction

v Never prepared with class materials

v Does not ask questions when confused

v Contributes negatively to the classroom environment

v Has a negative impact in class and group discussions

v Puts forth no effort on assignments

v Does not listen to and follows directions when they are given

v Never turns assignments in on time

v Always has to be reminded to stay on task

v Never completed on time (usually Fridays)

v Article is not appropriate to course and grade level

v Hard copy of article is not attached to current event (staples, glue, tape, etc. are all acceptable)

v Student never demonstrates higher order thinking skills

v Article may be missing serious effort in multiple required sections (Facts, Issue, Relevance to Class, and Opinion)

v Usually forgets notebook

v Not clearly labeled to indicate subject, name, and class period

v Dividers may not be present, or may be unlabeled (Course Information, Classwork, Handouts, Homework)

v Usually missing work and materials

v Most pages are not in proper order and dated

v Needs to improve study skills

v Has no command of the subject matter

v Never applies higher order thinking skills

v Projects are usually turned in late

v Presentations are taken not seriously

v Does not apply higher order creative thinking

v Usually needs reminder to read his or her reading material silently

v Frequently does not bring reading material to class when assigned

v Usually does not meet the 5 sentence minimum in their notebook about their assigned reading