Grammar Task Rubric #2 Grammar Portfolio

ENG 102

Directions: Following in-class direct instruction and practice, a task for each topic will be assigned. Students will complete each task according to the following guidelines. Format & Creativity Each task is labeled. Items within tasks are labeled as needed. Knowledge is presented in an original way. Examples include but are not limited to using technology such as websites, PowerPoints, Prezi; scrapbooking, incorporation of pictures, keepsake boxes, etc. The portfolio shows more effort than typed or handwritten entries in a binder, notebook, or on a blank PowerPoint. Completeness Every task item must be complete. For example, if Task Item #6 requires three sentences and only two are written, the task item is incomplete. Accuracy Task items will be graded according to the correct application of the grammar or mechanical rule. General Grammar & Mechanics Adherence to basic grammar and mechanical rules such as end punctuation, beginning capitalization, MLA format, etc. is evident. Each task builds upon another. For example, Task Item #4 teaches capitalization. Every Task Item completed afterwards must follow all of the rules of capitalization.
A 15 pts. Format & Creativity

All characteristics apparent

B 13 pts. 1 characteristic is weak or missing

C 11 pts. 2 characteristics are weak or missing C 15 pts. 2 characteristics are weak or missing 2 characteristics are weak or missing 5-6 errors in grammar and mechanics

D 10 pts. 3 characteristics are weak or missing D 13 pts. 3 characteristics are weak or missing 3 characteristics are weak or missing 7-8 errors in grammar and mechanics

F 8 pts. 4 or more characteristics are weak or missing F 11 pts. 4 or more characteristics are weak or missing 4 or more characteristics are weak or missing 9 or more errors in grammar and mechanics

Completeness

B 17 pts. A 20 pts. 1 characteristic All characteristics is weak or missing apparent 1 characteristic All characteristics is weak or missing apparent less than 2 errors in grammar or mechanics 3-4 errors in grammar and mechanics

Accuracy

General Grammar & Mechanics EARNED:

75 Points Total

Grammar Task Rubric #2

ENG 102

Grammar Tasks #2 1. Create either single panel cartoons or a multiple panel cartoon illustrating each semicolon rule. 2. Create an advertisement for the rule of thumb when using a colon. Give an example of when not to use it. Give an example of how to use a colon correctly. 3. Create a menu for a restaurant. On the menu, include at least one correct example of the dash, parentheses, brackets, ellipsis mark, slash, and hyphen. 4. Write a letter to a pen pal using each type of sentence variety (there are 7). 5. Create a poster illustrating the rules for writing numbers. The poster does not need to be full size; it can be a scaled down replica. 6. Pretend that you are writing an essay titled The Write Tool that is 9 pages in length. Create a complete APA Works Cited Page using sources listed on Weebly. interview in person with Robert Akins, November 19, 2010 Website article by Dr. Joshua Smith entitled The Many Uses of Pencils. It was published March 22, 2010 and viewed August 3, 2012. The URL is www.articlesonline.smith/pencils.html Pens vs. Pencils written by Henry Goldman and Elizabeth Howard. Published by Gold House in Philadelphia in 1989. The Beauty of Mechanical Pencils by Alexander Morrow, published by Westing Forge in Denver, CO in 2011. Short video called The Ink of Mystery, directed by Bernard Howard and starring Kurt Sherman, distributed by Public Video in November 2009. Encyclopedia of Style article, Writing Utensils, by John Gruber, published in 2008, 5th edition 7. Create a brochure about parallelism. Include an unbalanced example of each parallel rule and its correction (there are 4). 8. Create a mad lib in which players have to apply each Pronoun Reference rule and each Pronoun & Antecedent Agreement rule. 9. Create and illustrate 5 misplaced or dangling modifiers in a collage. 10. Find five commonly misused words and/or phrases. Create an advice column warning people about these egregious errors.