Understanding the Problem Rubric

CATEGORY 5 4 3 2 1 0

Key Addresses Addresses Addresses Partially Mentions No

Concepts both key both key both key addresses at least effort
concepts concepts, concepts, at least one key
fully and but some but many one key concept,
completely. details details concept, but
could be need to be but doesnt
added. added. information cover it or
is largely is largely
incomplete incomplet
. e.

Content Covers Includes Includes Includes Informatio No

topic in- essential some very little n barely effort
depth with knowledge information information relates to
details and about the about the about the the topics/
examples. topic. topic, with topic, with prompts.
Subject Subject some minimal
knowledge knowledge subject subject
is appears to knowledge. knowledge
excellent. be good. .

Accuracy All content Most of the The The Content is No

throughout content is content is content is confusing effort
the product accurate generally generally or
is but there is accurate, accurate, contains
accurate. one piece but one but some more than
There are of piece of information one
no factual information information is clearly factual
errors. that might is clearly flawed or error.
be flawed or inaccurate.
inaccurate. inaccurate.
Graphics All All All All Graphics No
and graphics graphics graphics graphics do not effort
Attractivene are related are related relate to relate to relate to
ss to the topic to the the topic, the topic, the topic.
and make topic, most but may but make it Use of
it easier to make it not clarify harder to font, color,
understand easier to meaning. understand graphics,
. Makes understand Makes . Makes effects
excellent . Makes some use use of font, etc. but
use of font, good use of font, color, these
color, of font, color, graphics, often
graphics, color, graphics, effects, distract
effects, graphics, effects, etc. but from the
etc. to effects, etc. to occasionall content.
enhance etc. to enhance y these
the enhance the detract
product. the product. from the
product. content.

Mechanics No Two or Three Four or Several No

and misspelling fewer misspelling more spelling or effort
Citations s or misspelling s and/or spelling or grammar
grammatic s and/or grammatic grammar errors.
al errors. mechanical al errors. errors. Citations
All sources errors. All Good faith Good faith are very
are cited sources effort was effort was poor.
correctly. are cited made to made to
correctly. cite most cite
sources. sources.
Framing the Problem Rubric
CATEGORY 5 4 3 2 1 0

Sources Three Three Two One At least No

reputable reputable reputable reputable one source Effort
and sources sources are source is is used, but
comprehens were used used and used and material is
ive sources and cited cited cited directly
were used correctly. correctly. correctly. copied
and cited Material is Material is Material is and/or is
correctly. translated translated translated cited
Material is into into into incorrectly.
translated student's student's student's
into own words. own words. own words.
student's Sources
own words. are recent.
Sources are
recent.

Summarizati Summary is Summary Summary Summary Summary No

on well written, is well skips is glosses Effort
covers all written, important confusing over
important covers all information, or missing important
information important showing an important details, with
and details, information incomplete information, little
and shows and details, understandi showing an explanation
an excellent and shows ng of the incomplete , showing a
understandi a good source. understandi poor
ng of the understandi ng of the understandi
source. ng of the source. ng of the
source. source.
Perspectives The The The The The No
(Environment perspective perspective perspective perspective perspective Effort
al, Political, is identified is identified is identified is not is not
Economic) correctly, correctly, correctly, identified identified
using using 2 to 3 using 1 to 2 correctly, correctly, or
several pieces of pieces of but at least no
pieces of specific specific 2 pieces of evidence is
specific evidence evidence specific given to
evidence from the from the evidence support the
from the source to source to from the identificatio
source to support this support this source to n.
support this identificatio identificatio support this
identification n. n. identificatio
. n.

Scientific Illustrates Illustrates Illustrates Illustrates Report No

Concepts an accurate an accurate an accurate an accurate illustrates Effort
and understandi understandi understandi inaccurate
thorough ng of most ng of some ng of little understandi
understandi scientific of the of the ng of
ng of concepts scientific scientific scientific
scientific underlying concepts concepts concepts
concepts the issue underlying underlying underlying
underlying and the issue the issue the issue
the issue sources. and source. and source. and source.
and
sources.

Required All All All Some Several No

components components component component component component Effort
(Source, are neatly s are s are s are s are
Citation, organized organized organized missing, missing,
Summary, into a table. into a table, into a table, and the and the
and Relation Hyperlinks but the but the table is table is
to direct the table could table is messy or messy or
perspective) reader to be messy or hard to hard to
the source. organized hard to read. read.
more read. Hyperlinks Hyperlinks
clearly. Hyperlinks are not are not
Hyperlinks may or may included. included.
direct the not be
reader to included.
the source.