This is a suggested rubric for the written and oral
assignment.



The written assignment can be graded in four categories: 1) Grammar, 2) Accuracy,
3) Presentation, and 4) Citations. This rubric will generate
scores from zero (0) points to twenty (20) points, however you can add elements
to this template rubric to further refine your students scores or remove
elements as you please.



Each of the four categories mentioned above are scored on a six (6) point scale
from zero (0) to five (5). You may alter the scale as you wish.



Grammar: This rubric suggests that the scored elements in Grammar
should be Correct Spelling, Correct Word Choice, Correct
Punctuation, and Correct Word Order. The element Correct Word
Choice is included because of the issues of homophones and homographs which
younger writers face as they try to master the craft. You may wish to include
other elements as you see fit or remove undesired elements. On the proposed
scale a student would earn a 5 for having no errors in any of the
elements; a student should earn a 4 for having between 1 and 5 errors,
at most a mistake for every twenty (20) sentences assuming an average of a 10
word sentence; a student should earn a 3 for having between 6 and 10
errors, at most a mistake for every 10 sentences; a student should earn a 2
for having between 11 and 15 errors, at most a mistake for every 7 sentence; a
student should earn a 1 for having between 16 and 20 errors, at most a
mistake in every 5 sentences; a student should earn a 0 for having 21
mistakes or more. You may wish to adjust this scale or the elements for this
category to fit your pedagogical needs.



Accuracy: This rubric suggests that the scored elements in Accuracy
should be Factual Correctness--by which we mean are the claims made are
accurate and supported by the evidence provided by the student--and Pronunciation
during a oral presentation, should you decide that you want your students
to have presentation in addition to the written assignment. We suggest for this
category a scoring scale of 0 to 5. On this scale a student would earn a 5
for having no factual errors and no errors in pronunciation; a student would
earn a 4 for making 1 to 3 factual mistakes or pronunciation errors; a
student would earn a 3 for making 4 to 6 errors in either element; a
student would earn a 2 for making 7 to 9 errors; a student would earn a 1
for making 10 to 12 errors; lastly, a student would earn a 0 for making
13 or more errors. You may wish to adjust this scale or the elements for this
category to fit your pedagogical needs.



Presentation: This rubric suggests that the scored elements in Presentation
should be Uniqueness of Style and Involvement. This category
is a series of five yes/no questions for you to answer about the the student's
presentation. For Uniqueness of Style we suggest a single question:
"Does the student have her or his own 'voice'?" For Involvement
we recommend the following four questions: "Does the student seem to care
about the subject?" "Does the student attempt to engage the
audience?" "Does the student answer questions from the
audience?" "Does the student have visual aids?" For each 'yes'
answer the student should earn a point and can earn up to 5 with a 'yes'
to each question. You may wish to adjust this scale or the elements for this
category to fit your pedagogical needs.



Citations: This rubric suggests that the scored elements in Citations
should be Number of Sources and Format of Citations. We
suggest that you use MLA for your student's citation method, though you may use
any method of citation with which you have instructed your students or fits
your pedagogical needs. This category recommends that a student earns a 5
for having 10 or more sources and uses proper MLA (or other citation method of
your choosing); a student should earn a 4 for having 8-9 sources and
proper citation; a student should earn a 3 for having 6-7 sources and
proper citation; a student should earn a 2 for having 4-5 sources and
proper citation; a student should earn a 1 for using 1-3 sources and
proper citation; a student should earn a 0 for having no sources and or
extensive errors in citation throughout the paper. You may wish to refine this
category, scale, or the elements to fit you pedagogical needs.



Using this Rubric your students should earn anywhere from a 0 to a 20,
with elements removed or the scale adjusted to suit your pedagogical needs the
possible scores will differ from this Rubric. The 6-point scale of 0-5 for each
category and four categories were chosen for ease and speed of grading and
scoring but we encourage you to make all necessary changes to best fit your and
your students’ needs.