APPENDIX A Letter to the Teacher Rubric 0 1 2 3 4 Format Poor spelling and grammar incomplete sentences. No sense of organization to the writing. Incomplete sentences, significant grammatical errors. Lacks flow. Complete sentences, few grammatical errors. Lacks flow. Complete sentences, correct grammar. Lacks flow. Complete sentences, correct grammar, logical flow. Length 1 paragraph with few sentences. 2 paragraphs with very few sentences per paragraph. 3 paragraphs, all less than 5 sentences. 3 paragraphs, some have less than 5 sentences. 3 paragraphs, each has a minimum of 5 sentences. Mindfulness Letter reflective thought or analysis of thoughts or feelings. Letter some careful thought but was clearly rushed or not carefully enough considered. Letter is thoughtful and reflective but does not share what student already knows, wonders about, or questions. Letter is thoughtful, reflective, and discusses student’s understanding but does not probe or consider new questions. Letter is thoughtful, reflective, discusses student’s understanding, and considers new questions. Intrigue Letter is uninteresting. Writer is clearly by what he/she is writing. Letter attempts to engage reader but writer is not thinking at a high enough level (yet) to be interesting.* Letter is interesting to read but mistakes in categories (e.g., format, mindfulness) make it very difficult to understand and therefore enjoy. Letter is interesting to read but mistakes in other categories (format, mindfulness) make it somewhat difficult to understand. Letter is interesting to read and leaves the reader interested to find out more. To the teacher: Reference Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Level. depth
APPENDIX B Language of the Discipline Word Art Rubric 0 1 (55%) 2 (70%) 3 (85%) 4 (100%) Number of Words Included than 20 20-39 40-59 60-79 80-100 Creativity All one color. No shape. Colorful but no Colorful with relevant or interesting font. No shape. Colorful, relevant font, interesting shape. Colorful, relevant font, shape related to career choice (ex: chef hat) Use of Time/ Resources Student misused time, did not research words, was distracted other students. Student misused some time. Was often distracted. Student struggled to utilize tools (Internet, books). Was often confused about how to find appropriate definitions. Student used the Internet to find definitions and used his/her time wisely. Student used multiple sources to find definitions (experts, text, Internet) and used his/her time wisely. Sharing with the World Cloud is not posted. Final cloud is posted somewhere in the school that FEW students, faculty, and staff will see it. Name is signed onto cloud. Final cloud is posted where SOME students, faculty, and staff will have a chance to see it. Name is signed onto cloud. Final cloud is posted where MOST students, faculty, and staff will have a chance to see it. Name is signed onto cloud. Final cloud is posted where MOST students, faculty, and staff will have a chance to see it. Name is signed onto cloud with quote: I KNOW WHAT THESE WORDS MEAN. ASK ME. APPENDIX C Language of the Discipline Word Lists Lists of 100 words follow for these career areas. Architecture & Interior Design Astrophysics & Space Counseling & Psychology Creative Writing Culinary Arts & Nutritional Science Early Childhood Education Engineering & Technology Fashion Design Film, Photography, Music Forensic Science & Law
Architecture & Interior Design: accents aesthetics A-frame amphitheater antiques apse arch architecture architrave archivolt art baluster Bauhaus belfry beveled edge blueprints bombe budget building safety bulwark bungalow buttress CADD coffer colonnade color composition concept cool colors Corinthian cornice craftsman creativity cupola deco decorator design distressed dome Doric eclectic De Wolfe ethnic excavation fabric faux-boise feng shui field verify plan Frances Adler Elkins Gehry Frank Lloyd Wright frieze function furniture gallery gilded Gothic handicapped accessible harmony home automation hue indirect lighting interior design Ionic ironwork joist keystone kilim lacquer landscape layout LEED lighting linoleum lonely couple material board monochromatic motif murphy bed organization Palladian patina pediment personality plinth portfolio portico post-modernist retro scale model sustainability swatches symmetry theme to-the-trade transom trendy warm colors
Engineering & Technology .com .edu .gov .org effects ampere analog Andrew Ng artificial intelligence audacity Bill binary code brainstorming budget constraints bug byte C++ CAD capacitor chip circuit computer computer science conductive conservation conservation of energy copper wire counter bore CPU cyber data digital documentation efficiency electric car electromagnetics engine engineering ethics fiber optics flash drive freehand gears gestalt graphic design grounding hack hardware http hybrid hydropower innovation Internet invent ion Java kilobyte kinetic energy Linux manufacture market research mass material megabyte motherboard nanotechnology negative charge network Nicola Telsa nuclear energy ohm design operator perspective sketch pi plane power supply problem-solving proportion RAM robotics scale semiconductor simulation social media software solar energy Solaris Steve Jobs sustainability torque transistor Trojan horse visualize volt voltage watts wind energy working drawings
Culinary Arts & Nutritional Science a la carte agriculture al amino acid anemia antioxidant appetizer aromatics avocado bacteria baguette bake barbeque basting batter bento boxes blanche blue plate service BMI boil budget California roll calorie candy thermometer caramelize carbohydrate catering chop CIA clean coconut milk colander commercial kitchen conduction convection creativity crop culture cut in dice e-coli ecoliteracy entrée etiquette expiration date Fast food fat FDA fondant food art food cost food science French knife fry genetically engineered hunger hydroponics internal temperature Jamie Oliver Julia Childs julienne kaiseki meal mandolin marinate menu mince mineral norovirus nutrient organic paella pallet paring Knife Pasteurization pastry perishable protein puree ratatouille reduce roast salamander salmonella sanitary sauté scurvy sifter simmer skillet slice sous chef steam stew stir fry Sylvia Weinstock toss USDA vitamin
Fashion Design accessories aesthetics A-line alterations Anna Sui appliqué avant-garde backstitch balance blanket stitch bling blue brand burka camisole cardigan Chanel corduroy corset cotton craftsmanship creativity culture distribution Donatella Versace dress for success reform elegant emphasis empire waist fad fashion fashion journalism Fashion Week fashionista faux FIT flapper form garment green handbag harmony haute couture hue individuality informal inspiration board iridescent kente cloth kimono knitting knock-offs line market trend mass market Matthew Williamson merchandising modesty nylon orange organza Parsons patterns Phillip Lim Photoshop Polyvore.com power dressing preppy primary colors Project Runway proportion punk rational red (message it sends when worn) red wedding dress rhythm runway seam secondary colors shape silk sketch slipstitch spandex tailor tattoo tea length texture tint Tommy Hilfiger trunk show uniform unity violet Vogue wearable technology yellow
Film, Photography, Music accompaniment actor AFI agent Alfred Hitchcock allegro ambient light angel of view animation Ansel Adams anthem archetype balance black-listing blockbuster blooper blue screen B-movie Bollywood burning in cameo candid catharsis cautionary tale cel censorship CGI character chyron cliffhanger clincher cold open composite cropping cyberpunk dark comedy decrescendo of field director discovery shot dissolve documentary dolly double exposure duet dystopia editor film finance filter fish-eye lens focus group foreground foreshadowing genre gimp glass shot hero/heroine hymn improvisation indie film magic hour miniature sets mockumentary money shot motif Oscar pan parody Paul Simon photo essay photo journalism Photoshop point-of-view portrait post-production pyrotechnics ratings system requiem mass rhapsody scene script sepia soft focus sonata spoiler spoof stop motion storyboard superimposed symbolism theme turnaround vertigo effect vignette voice over waltz wide angel lens working writer zoom
Forensic Science & Law a priori accessory to the accomplice acquit adoption alibi anatomy arson autopsy bail bond ballistics bar exam bias Bill of Rights blood spatter type bribery Brown V. Board of Ed. burglary case chain of custody child abuse CIA composite drawing confess consent conspiracy Constitution contempt of court conviction crime crime of passion custody cyanide cyber bullying damages deduction defamation of character defense discrimination district attorney DNA domestic violence double jeopardy duress equality ethics evidence eyewitness FBI felony fiber analysis Fingerprint first degree murder fraud gene guilty infer judge jury justice Lawyer Locard Principle luminol malice manslaughter Medgar Evers Miranda Rights misdemeanor operandi naked eye paralegal pathology peace pirating Plessy V. Ferguson polygraph power of attorney predict premeditation prosecutor punitive ransom Salem Witch Trials self-defense serology statute of limitations stenographer subpoena sue surveillance camera theft tort law toxicology trace evidence treason vandalism war will
Astrophysics & Outer Space absolute magnitude absolute zero acceleration airglow albedo Angstrom unit annular apastron aphelion apogee aerolite asteroid astrology astronomical unit astrophysics atmosphere atom aurora axis background radiation barycentre binary star black hole bolide bolometer celestial sphere Cepheid Stephen Hawking chromosphere circumpolar star clusters color index N. deGrasse Tyson comet conjunction constellation corona coronagraph cosmic rays cosmology day density direct motion diurnal motion Earthshine ecosphere electron element equinox escape velocity exosphere flares (solar flares) galaxy ray geocentric geophysics gibbous HI region HII region Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram Hubble Constant inferior planets ionosphere Kelvin Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion Kirkwood gaps light year lunation magnetosphere mass meteor meteorite meteoroids micrometeorites Milky Way planet molecule multiple star nadir nebula neutrino neutron star nova oblate spheroid occultation opposition orbit ozone parallax parsec penumbra periastron perigee perihelion perturbations phases photosphere planet planetary nebula precession Early Childhood Education 21st century skills achievement gap adaptive technology ADHD assessment at-risk student attachment disorder autism autonomy AYP Babinski reflex benchmarks
bilingual education bonding child abuse child neglect child observation classroom management cognitive CPS curriculum democracy Depth of Knowledge developmental developmental interaction differentiate Dignity for All Students Act discipline dropout prevention emotional development empathy enrichment environment Erik Erikson ESL extrinsic motivation failure to thrive Geoffrey Canada gifted Harlow heredity IEP indirect guidance initiative inquiry-based learning International Baccalaureate intervention intrinsic motivation Jaime Escalante Jean Piaget justice lesson plan magnet school mandated reporter Maria Montessori Michelle Rhee motor skills multidisciplinary multiple intelligence NCLB nurture oppositional defiant disorder physical development planning time play professionalism project-based learning qualitative research Race to the Top Ron Clark rooting reflex rubric schemata self actualization self control self-talk separation anxiety Shaken Baby Syndrome school in need of improvement social development standardized test standardized test STEM education student teacher talent development for America teacher retention teacher unions team teaching temper tantrum tenure thematic units time-out toddlers transition time trauma trust verbal abuse year-round education Counseling & Psychology Abraham Maslow active listening addiction affect alien hand syndrome altruism amnesia management anxiety attachment disorder aversion bipolar
bond brain injury bystander apathy Capgras syndrome cerebellum cognition cope criminally insane crowd psychology defense mechanism dementia denial depression derealization dissociate dream analysis DSM ego empathy Erik Erikson friendships goals grief group therapy guidance Haldol hallucination hippocampus id ink blot insomnia introverted intuition IQ learning Little Albert experiment lobotomy memory mental health Milgram obedience experiment mob behavior motivation Münchausen by proxy syndrome neurobiology non-conformist nurture object permanence obsessive-compulsive oppositional optimist outpatient treatment over-medicated pacify panic paranoia passive Pavlov’s dogs perception personality phobia projecting psychiatrist psychologist psychosis psychotropic regression residential treatment schizophrenic self-conscious self-esteem self-injury Sigmund social work society Stanford prison experiment Stockholm syndrome stress structuralism subconscious suicide superego temperament temporal lobes therapist trauma violence withdraw Life Sciences adaption agriculture air quality alternative energy amphibian anatomy anemia animal testing atmosphere influenza biochemistry biology
biosphere camouflage canine carbon dioxide classification cloning conservation cycad science debarking deciduous diversity of life DNA drought endangered EPA euthanize evolution experiment extinct feline genetic engineering genetically modified gestation global warming greenhouse gasses grooming ground water habitat heartworm homeostasis hydroponics hypothesis igneous rock impermeable indigenous innate instinct invasive invertebrate Jane Goodall jaundice larva mad cow disease mammal marine marsupial Mesoprocta hypsodus methane microbe microorganism migration native nitrous oxide nocturnal ocean floor oxygen layer parasite PETA phenotype physiology plankton poaching pollution predator rainforest recycle reptile scientific method six kingdoms social animal soil sonar species specimen Temple Grandin theory unicellular vapor vertebrate vet tech veterinarian West Nile Virus wetland whaling wind powered Creative Writing 1st person 2nd person 3rd person agent alliteration allusion analogy Animal Farm antonym audience Banned books
bibliography blog brainstorming Caldecott Medal character choppy climax comic book concept map conflict constructive critic descriptive descriptive details diary draft drama dystopia edit elaborate engaging enigma epics e-reader exposition fairy tale falling action fan-fiction fiction final copy ghost writer grammar graphic novel historical fiction hyperbole illustrator imagery Informative inspiration irony J.K. Rowling journalism literature longhand Lord of the Flies Mark Twain meme metaphor mood myths narrative netiquette Newbury non-fiction paradox personification persuasive plot point of view political cartoon psychological thriller publisher Ralph Waldo Emerson Ray Bradbury references repetitious revise rising action Roald Dahl Robert Frost romance novel science fiction script setting short story simile slam poetry stream of consciousness symbolism Teen Ink textbook theme thesaurus tone urban legend WEBook.com William Shakespeare writer’s block Medicine 911 abuse activity therapy acute adaptive device addiction advance directives afebrile ageism AIDS Alzheimer’s disease AMA
amputation anatomy anemia anesthesia antibiotic antigens apnea aseptic asthma bacteria bedside manner Ben Carson blood pressure blood types bloodborne pathogens cataracts CDC childbed fever circulatory system CNA compassion concussion confidentiality CPR dehydration diagnose disease DNA dyspnea ectopic pregnancy EKG empathy epidemic etiology fever Florence Nightingale gastric ulcer genetics heart Hippocratic oath HIV hospice hydrophobia hypothermia ichythyosis influenza insomnia intravenous jaundice lactose intolerance limbic system medical records mental illness microorganism midwife migraine nervous system neurologist nurse practitioner nursing care plan nutrition objective data obstetrician oncologist palpation pandemic pediatrician pharmacology physiology preeclampsia prophylaxis pulse RBC respiration sepsis STD subjective data suture symptoms tachycardia tuberculosis tumor ultrasound vaccine vital signs white-coat hypertension X-ray
APPENDIX D Rubric for Informational Article Review 0 1 2 3 4 Format Poor spelling and grammar, incomplete sentences. No organization to the writing. Incomplete sentences, significant grammatical errors. Lacks flow. Complete sentences, few grammatical errors. Lacks flow. Complete sentences, correct grammar. Lacks flow. Complete sentences, logical flow, correct grammar. Length One paragraph with few sentences. Two paragraphs and/or has very few sentences per paragraph. Three paragraphs, all less than five sentences. Three paragraphs, some with less than five sentences. Three paragraphs, each with a minimum of five sentences. Mindfulness Review is superficial, lacks reflective thought or in-depth analysis of own thoughts or feelings. Review shows some signs of careful thought but was clearly rushed or not carefully enough considered. Review is thoughtful and reflective but does not what student already knows, wonders about, or questions. Review is thoughtful, reflective, and discusses student’s understanding but does not probe or consider new questions. Review is thoughtful, reflective, and discusses student’s understanding and questions. Technical Information Ideas in the article are not adequately reviewed. Student misinterprets what was read. Some ideas in the article are not adequately reviewed. Student misinterprets some of what was read. Review adequately describes the main ideas in the article. Review adequately describes the main ideas and how they apply to the student’s chosen career. Review adequately describes the main and how they apply to the student’s chosen career. It demonstrates how new information is incorporated into what the student already knows from other sources. APPENDIX E Resources for Discipline-Specific Reading Magazines When a student can read at an adult level and has a very specific interest, the NY Times online is a great resource. Another wonderful resource is Time Magazine online. If you can get a subscription to Time, you’ll find everything you need. Students who are not able to read at this level can use Time for Kids. Also recommend is a subscription to New Scientist, which is at an adult level, but the writing is so good it really hooks students. Books Here are some that work well.
Health and Careers Project Rubric 0 1 2 3 4 Format Poor spelling and grammar, incomplete sentences. No sense of organization to the writing in the presentation. Text copied and pasted without citing source(s). Incomplete sentences and significant grammatical errors. Very hard to understand. Complete sentences with few grammatical errors. Somewhat hard to understand. Complete sentences, correct grammar. Easy to understand. Complete sentences, logical flow, correct grammar. Easy for all audience members to understand. Technical/Content Information Information is not accurate and/or there is no connection to the chosen career. If citations are not accurate or included, it’s an automatic 0. Some information is not accurate. A few connections are made to the chosen career. Information is accurate and some connections are made to the chosen career. Information is accurate and connections to the chosen career are described. Information is accurate and connections to the chosen career are described. Project demonstrates how new information is incorporated into what has been learned already from other sources. Creativity and Innovation Does not attempt to develop, implement, and communicate new ideas to others. Attempts to develop, implement, and communicate new ideas to others but it is not effective. Develops, implements, and communicates new ideas to others, but it is inconsistent throughout project. Develops, implements, and communicates new ideas to others. Develops, implements, and communicates new ideas to others effectively. Error! Objects cannot be created from editing field codes. My Career in the Civil War Era and Beyond Subject(s): Social Studies
0 1 2 3 4 Format Poor spelling, grammar, and incomplete sentences. No sense of organization. Copied and pasted without citing source(s). Incomplete sentences, significant grammatical errors. Very hard to understand. Sources are not cited, Complete sentences, few grammatical errors. Somewhat hard to understand. Sources are cited but not in correct ELA format. Complete sentences, correct grammar. Easy to understand. Sources are cited using correct ELA format. Complete sentences, logical flow, correct grammar. Easy to understand. Sources are cited using correct ELA format. Technical/Content Information Information is not accurate. There is no connection to career the student has chosen. Some information is not accurate. Very few connections to career the student has chosen. Information is accurate and are some connections to career that the student has chosen. Information is accurate and describes how it connects to the career that the student has chosen. Information is accurate and describes how it connects to the chosen career. Project demonstrates how new information is incorporated into what the student has learned from other sources. Personal Reflection There is no personal reflection. Little personal reflection. Some attempt at personal reflection. Personal reflection is developed and an obvious attempt to is evident to connect to career choice Personal reflection is thoroughly developed, contains strong analysis and thoughtful career connections. Student shares how innovative people in the career might be called upon to deal with future conflicts. References for Students "8 Unusual Civil War Weapons." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 09 Apr. 2013. Web. 05 June 2013. Abel, E. (1995, March/April). Faithful Friends. Civil War Times Illustration, 34:1, 46-53. Balsiger, David W., and Charles E. Sellier. (1977). The Lincoln Conspiracy. Los Angeles, CA: Schick Sunn Classic. Print. Bishop, Jim. The Day Lincoln Was Shot. New York: Harper, 1955. Print. Bolotin, N. & Herb, A. (1995). For Home and Country: A Civil War Scrapbook. New York: Scholastic Inc.