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Assessment “Of” Examples

1. Character Profile Assignment
As the summative assignment for a novel study of Stephen King’s The Body, I had my students
do a Character Profile Assignment. The assignment involved many steps, including casting the
character for a modern film adaptation, creating “posts” related to the character’s traits,
creating “posts” that identified and explained themes in relation to the specific character, and
identifying some of the character’s interests. This is the rubric that was used for this
assignment.
Assignment Rubric

Categories Grade Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Level R

and Levels Total 80-100% 70-79% 60-69% 50-59% 0-49%

Knowledge and -highly accurate and - accurate and - Some evidence of - Little evidence of Insufficient
Understanding thorough understanding complete understanding of theme is understanding themes Evidence
- understanding of /30 of theme demonstrated understanding of demonstrated in profile; is demonstrated in
themes: key themes are in profile; detail/depth theme demonstrated little detail/depth provided profile; profile lacks
outlined provided exceeds in profile; good detail/depth and/or is
( /15) expectations detail/depth provided incomplete

-highly accurate and
thorough understanding
-understanding of
of character
character: key
demonstrated
characteristics are
throughout profile;
outlined
detail/depth provided
( /15)
exceeds expectations
-some understanding of
- accurate and -limited
character demonstrated
complete understanding of
throughout profile; little
understanding of character
detail/depth provided
character demonstrated; profile
demonstrated lacks detail/depth
throughout profile; and/or is incomplete
good detail/depth
provided

Thinking
-analysis of character
and themes support the /30
chosen photos; evidence
of creative thinking
( /20)
-Links between the
character and their
interests/friends/ hobbies
( /10)
-highly effective choice -effective choice of -somewhat effective choice -limited effectiveness Insufficient
of photos; descriptions photos; descriptions of photos; descriptions add in choice of photos; Evidence
provide excellent support chosen little support to the chosen descriptions lack
support for chosen photos photos support for photos
photos
-extremely convincing -convincing
-Evidence of some -Little evidence of
understanding of understanding of
understanding of character’s understanding of
character’s interests character’s interests
interests and/or hobbies character’s interests
and/or hobbies and/or and/or hobbies and/or
and/or friends and/or hobbies and/or
friends friends
friends

Communication - Thoughts are - Thoughts are - Thoughts are -Thoughts are Insufficient
-Thoughts are clearly organized with a high organized effectively; organized somewhat organized with little Evidence
expressed in an /20 level of effectiveness; thoughts flow effectively; thoughts flow effectiveness;
organized manner; thoughts flow logically logically and are well somewhat logically and are thoughts do not flow
reasoning behind and are explained at a explained somewhat explained logically and lack
decisions is properly level that exceeds explanation
explained expectations
( /10)

-effective use of -Poor use of

-Effective vocabulary -Somewhat effective use of
-Highly effective use of vocabulary; some vocabulary; errors
utilized; all written vocabulary; many errors
vocabulary; almost no errors are present take away from
information is present
errors present meaning
understandable without
spelling errors or
grammatical errors
( /10)

Application - All aspects of profile -All aspects of profile -Some aspects of profile are -Profile is missing Insufficient
-construction of profile are complete beyond are complete up to missing major parts Evidence
( /5) /20 standards standards
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-use of writing process
(peer editing, worksheet
has been completed)
( /10)
-highly effective use of - effective use of - some effective use of -limited use of
process (worksheet has process (worksheet process (worksheet has been process (worksheet is
been completed; the has been completed mostly completed though missing major
student has gone above up to standard) some aspects are missing) components)
and beyond)

- reflection is complete,
- reflection on student - reflection is - reflection is complete and - reflection is mostly
thorough and reveals a
learning complete and reveals reveals some awareness of complete and reveals
high degree of
( /5) awareness of learning learning some awareness of
awareness of learning
learning

2. Poetry Portfolio Assignment

As the summative assignment for a poetry unit, the students in my grade 10 academic English
class were to create a Poetry Portfolio. The assignment involved many aspects. Firstly, students
had to come up with a theme and an inquiry question that would drive their portfolio. They
then were to analyze a poem, and to write their own original poem, and spoken word poem.
This is the rubric that was used for this assignment.

Rubric

Categories Grade Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Level R

and Levels Total 80-100% 70-79% 60-69% 50-59% 0-49%

Knowledge and -highly accurate and - accurate and - chosen poetic - chosen poetic Insufficient
Understanding thorough use of poetic complete form form Evidence
/30
- knowledge of poetic form demonstrated in understanding of demonstrated in demonstrated in
form demonstrated in analysis and poetic form analysis and analysis and
analysis and constructed constructed in original demonstrated in constructed in constructed in
in original poems poems analysis and original poems original poems
( /15) constructed in original have some lack accuracy
poems inaccuracies and and/or are
lack some incomplete –
relevant many
detail/depth weaknesses

-understanding of
content: relationship
between theme, inquiry -thorough
-good understanding -limited
question, poems, and understanding of
of content; effective understanding
thesis demonstrated content; highly -some
connection between of content:
throughout the portfolio effective connection understanding
theme, inquiry limited
( /15) between theme, inquiry of content:
question, poems, and connection
question, poems, and somewhat
thesis demonstrated between theme,
thesis demonstrated effective
throughout the inquiry
throughout the connection
portfolio question,
portfolio between theme,
poems, and
inquiry
thesis
question,
demonstrated
poems, and
throughout
thesis
some of the
demonstrated
portfolio
throughout most
of the portfolio
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Thinking -highly effective and -effective and -somewhat -limited analysis Insufficient
-analysis of poems thorough, relevant complete analysis of effective of poems; thesis Evidence
/30
(denotation/connotation, analysis of poems poems support thesis analysis of is weak/ unclear
meaning, connection to support thesis statement poems support
theme) support thesis statement thesis statement;
statement more
( /15) depth/detail is
needed

-extremely
-use, identification, and -convincing use,
convincing/masterful -attempted use
explanation of poetic identification, and -use of at least 3
use, identification, and of at least 1
devices (to enhance explanation of at least poetic devices;
explanation of a poetic device;
communication and 3 poetic devices in 1-2 are
diverse range of more more
content of poems) poems convincing, for
than 3 poetic devices in development is
( /15) the others more
poems needed
development is
needed

Communication - organization of -organization of -organization of -organization of Insufficient

-organization of portfolio: portfolio with a high portfolio with portfolio is portfolio is Evidence
/20
unifying theme, images, level of effectiveness considerable mostly effective somewhat
all components included; effectiveness effective
spelling and grammar (
/10)

-oral presentation skills in

spoken word poem (pace, -effective oral -oral
-highly effective oral -oral
memorization, volume, presentation skills, presentation
presentation skills, presentation
and tone) very few errors skills are
extremely appropriate, skills are
( /10) occurring, limited; much
relevant and engaging emerging but
appropriate, relevant development is
development is
and engaging needed in many
needed in more
areas
than one area

Application - highly effective -effective construction -some effective -limited Insufficient

-construction of portfolio construction of of portfolio and 2 construction of construction of Evidence
/20
and 2 original poems portfolio and 2 or more original poems portfolio and 2 portfolio; 1
( /5) original poems original poems original poem
written

-use of writing process

- effective use of
(process work, rough -limited use of
-highly effective use of process (process - some effective
draft, editing) process (process
process (process work, work, rough draft, use of process
( /10) work, rough
rough draft, editing) editing) (process work,
draft, editing)
rough draft,
editing)

- reflection on student
- reflection is - reflection is
learning - reflection is
complete, thorough complete and reveals
( /5) mostly complete
and reveals a high awareness of learning - reflection is
and reveals
degree of awareness of complete and
some awareness
learning reveals some
of learning
awareness of
learning

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3. Monster Assignment
This rubric is one that my Associate Teacher used to mark an assignment that she did with our
grade 10 applied English class. The assignment involved students finding a news article of their
choosing, comparing it to the story Monster in a series of paragraphs. This rubric is much
different, than the other two I’ve presented, but is also great. The drawback with this style of
rubric is that the criteria is less explicit for the students. The reason that I like this rubric
though, is that the teacher has space to really elaborate on the marks given with direct
feedback.
Rubric

Concerns Criteria Advanced

Areas that need Evidence of exceeding
work standard

Understanding of Monster (character, conflict, plot)

Understanding of news article (5 Ws and How)

/30 (KU)

Insightful and thought-provoking discussion of

cases

Similarities and differences identified and discussed

Responses to questions are insightful and used in

final product
/30 (T)

Ideas communicated with clarity and effectiveness

Spelling and grammar does not impede

understanding
/20 (C)

Process work complete and used towards final

product

Final product created and all elements included

/20 (A)