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Summative Assessment: Rubrics

Below are the rubrics that will be used for making the four assignments that will be for
summative marks in the Beauty and the Beast Critical Inquiry Project. Hopefully you can earn
all the petals to keep the enchanted rose from falling apart.

Written Analysis (Beauty and the Beast By: Villeneuve)

Focus Content Organization Conventions
The single The presence of ideas The order developed Grammar, mechanics,
controlling point presented through and sustained within spelling, usage and
made with an examples, details, and across paragraphs sentence formation.
awareness of a reasons, and using transitional
specific task about explanations. devices and including
a specific task. an introduction and a
conclusion
Sharp, distinct Substantial, specific, Sophisticated Evident control of
4 controlling point and/or illustrative arrangement of grammar, mechanics,
made about the content demonstrating content with evident spelling, usage, and
theme of strong development and/or subtle sentence formation.
discussion with and sophisticated transitions.
evident ideas.
awareness of the
task.
Apparent point Sufficiently Functional Sufficient control of
3 made about the developed content and arrangement of grammar, mechanics,
theme of adequate elaboration content that sustains a spelling, usage, and
discussion with and explanation. logical order with sentence formation.
a sufficient some evidence of
awareness of transitions.
task.
No apparent Limited content with Confused or Limited control of
2 point but inadequate inconsistent grammar, mechanics,
evidence of the elaboration or arrangement of spelling, usage, and
theme of explanation. content with or sentence formation.
discussion. without attempts of
transition.
Minimal Superficial and/or Minimal control of Minimal control of
1 evidence of the minimal content. content information. grammar, mechanics,
theme of spelling, usage and
discussion. sentence formation.
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Movie Review (1991 or 2017 Version)

Excellent (4) Good (3) Fair (2) Poor (1)

Summary Writer gives a brief Summary is either a Summary is either Little or no
summary of film little too long or not much too short or significant summary;
of Movie without disclosing long enough but does much too long; may no details from the
and Details ending; includes not give away the be vague or tell too movie and little
enough info to ending; not quite as much; few details evidence from
satisfy; details from compelling; fewer from the movie and summary to support
the movie and details from the movie little evidence from reviewers argument
evidence from and evidence from summary to support in relation to themes
summary strongly summary to support reviewers argument
support reviewers reviewers argument in relation to themes
argument in in relation to themes
relation to themes
Evaluation Contains sufficient Contains some Contains insufficient Contains no
and knowledgeable evaluation of aspects evaluation of aspects evaluation of aspects
of Various evaluation of many of the films in regards of the film in regards of the film in regards
Aspects aspects in regards to ample evidence to not much evidence to little or no
to substantial found in relation to found in relation to evidence found in
evidence found in the three types of the three types of relation to the three
relation to the three judgements judgements types of judgements
types of
judgements
Effective Review is strongly Review is organized Review lacks strong Review is choppy
organized with and most transitions organization; jumps and in cohesive;
Organizati clear transitions and connections are around too much or organization is
on and and logical clear, but either lacks effective unclear, few
Flow connections that organization is transitions; not in effective transitions
create a sense of somewhat lacking or logical order
being tightly the sense of flow is
woven together somewhat abrupt
Final Review offers a Conclusion is A conclusion is No conclusion of
clear conclusion or satisfactory but is present, but its weak ideas is present
Evaluation/ evaluation of the lacking of a clear final and lacking of a clear
conclusions movie with a evaluation final evaluation
recommendation
for viewing to
others
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Venn Diagram

Exceptional (3) Good (2) Poor (1)

Focus: Are the points Sharp, distinct focus Apparent focus on Limited focus on the
focused on significant on the aspects the aspects provided aspects provided for
aspects that allow for provided for contrast for contrast and contrast and
contrast and and comparison, comparison, proving comparison, proving
comparison? proving strong sufficient poor comprehension
comprehension of the comprehension of the of films.
films. films.
Content: Are points Substantial detail to Sufficient detail to Limited detail to
explained in detail illustrate their ability illustrate their ability illustrate their ability
and proven through to compare and to compare and to compare and
examples? contrast. Specific contrast. General contrast. Superficial
examples given. examples given. or no examples given.

Organization: Does Clear and concise Somewhat Confusing display of

structure follow a display of inconsistent display information that is
coherent sequence information that can of information that is unclear to follow.
that enables be coherently mostly possible to
understanding? followed. follow.
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Preparing for the Debate

Exceptional (4) Good (3) Sufficient (2) Poor (1)

Information: Clear and Identification of Identification of Little to no
evidence of concise judgement types judgement types identification of
judgements, identification of present in films present in films judgement types
analysis of films, judgement types with general without present in films
reasoning for present in films examples; examples; without
side chosen. with detailed generalized general analysis examples, vague
examples; clear, analysis of films, of films, reasons analysis of films,
accurate and reasons for side for side chosen. little to no
thorough chosen. justification for
analysis of films, side chosen.
solid
justification for
side chosen.
Use of Evidence of Evidence of Evidence of Little to no
facts/statistics: extensive and in- detailed research, use of evidence of
research done, depth research, research, strong some research to research,
compilation of exceptional use use of research support arguments not
evidence. of research to to support arguments. supported by
support arguments. research.
arguments.
Organization: Clear and Consistent Somewhat Inconsistent or
Structured with concise organization of consistent confusing
coherent thought organization of information that organization of organization of
patterns information that can be easily information that information that
can be followed. can be mostly is difficult to
coherently followed. follow.
followed.
Understanding Clear General Limited Little to no
of Topic: understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of
Demonstrates the criteria for the criteria for the criteria for criteria for
understanding of analysis and analysis and analysis and analysis and
the criteria and student student student student did not
comprehension presented their presented their presented their present their
of the story and position with position position. position.
films. conviction and convincingly.
confidence.