Chooses an effective style and tone, and maintains a consistent point of view Chooses an appropriate style and tone, and a point of view May choose an inappropriate style or tone, and may shift point of view Demonstrates little or no understating of tone or of view Demonstrates no understating of style, tone or point of view OR Does not respond to prompt Scoring Doman Distinguished (5) Proficient (4) Apprentice (3) Novice (2) Incomplete (0) Conventions Writer makes few errors and errors do not interfere with reader understanding Writer makes few errors and errors seldom interfere with reader understanding Writer makes errors and errors may interfere with reader understanding Writer makes errors and errors often interfere with reader understanding Writer makes errors and errors consistently interfere with reading understanding Demonstrates command of standard English grammar and usage Demonstrates command of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling Demonstrates command of sentence formation Demonstrates control of standard English grammar and usage Demonstrates control of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling Demonstrates control of sentence formation Demonstrates limited or inconsistent of standard English grammar and usage Demonstrates limited or inconsistent of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling Demonstrates limited or inconsistent of sentence formation Demonstrates minimal control of standard English grammar and usage Demonstrates minimal control of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling Demonstrates minimal control of sentence formation Demonstrates little or no control of standard English grammar and usage Demonstrates little or no control of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling Demonstrates little or no control of sentence formation Correct Set-Up ____/5 Times New Roman or Calibri Font 12 Font Correct Heading Double Spaced Correct letter format TOTAL: ______/50 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Animal Farm and Propaganda – Citing Evidence to support ideas Evaluate Squealer’s use of persuasion tactics in George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Use at two pieces of cited textual evidence to support your thoughts. Restate Prompt/Thesis Statement
3 2 1 0 Textual Evidence Skillfully blends evidence from the text by both direct quotes and paraphrases. Cites evidence from the text by using both direct quotes and paraphrases. Cites evidence from the text by using either quotes or paraphrases. Does not reference textual evidence. Quantity/ Quality of Evidence Provides more than enough & the strongest evidence to support opinion. Provides enough related evidence to support opinion. Provides limited and/or vague evidence to support opinion. Provides very little and/or unrelated or incorrect evidence to support opinion. Explanation of Evidence Provides insightful explanation/analysis of how text details support opinion. Provides clear explanation/ analysis of how text details support opinion. Provides some explanation/ analysis of how text details support opinion. Provides no or incorrect explanation/ analysis of how text details support opinion. = ______ % Comments: Animal Farm: Paper Bag Puppet Show Instructions: This week, your literature circle group will present a scene from Animal Farm using puppets. You will work in class to create your puppets, prepare a script, and perform a scene in front of the class on _________________
Focus Demonstrates clear purpose and the ability to stay on topic. Demonstrates a purpose but unable to stay on topic. Purpose is inconsistent throughout/difficult to follow. No clear purpose. Content Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of Sophisticated analysis; develops with supporting details that are specific. no omissions or errors. Demonstrates proficient knowledge of topic. adequate understanding of the topic and explains with detail. few errors or omissions. Demonstrated basic knowledge of topic. Show minimal understanding of the details of the topic. Many errors and/or omissions. Does not knowledge of topic. Organization Well organized and thoroughly supports focus. . Organized and moderately supports focus. Organization is limited and/or lacks clarity. lacks PRESENTATION SKILLS Distinguished (5) Proficient (3) Basic (1) Below Basic (0) Presenter Engagement with the Audience Use of direct eye contact for entire presentation. Consistently engages the audience through appropriate levels of emotion throughout. Does not need to rely on notes for prompting Use of direct eye contact most of the time. Engages the audience through appropriate levels of emotion most of the time. Relies on notes for prompting only. Minimal eye contact with audience. Inconsistently engages the audience through appropriate levels of emotion. Often reads from notes. No eye contact. Does not engage the audience through appropriate levels of emotion throughout. Entirely read from notes Language/ Clarity Advanced use of grammar and vocabulary. All words are pronounced correctly. No use of filler (like, you know, etc.). Proficient use of grammar and vocabulary. Most words are pronounced correctly. Minimal use of filler words (like, you know, etc.). Basic use of grammar and vocabulary. Seldom are pronounced correctly. Significant use of filler (like, you know, etc.). basic use of grammar and vocabulary. Distracting use of filler words (like, you know, etc.) Voice/Volume/ Rate Always speaks with clarity Volume is at a level where audience can easily hear throughout. Pace is appropriate. Speaks with clarity most of the time. Volume is at a level where audience can hear most of the time. Sometimes speaks with clarity. Volume is inconsistent; audience struggles to hear. Pace is inconsistent. Does not speak clearly or is not easily heard. Speaker is inaudible. VISUAL ENHANCEMENT (Based upon Assignment Requirements) Distinguished (5) Proficient(3) Below Basic (0) Visual Enhancement Creatively uses high quality visuals/ media/ Uses Visuals/media/ technology that Uses visuals/media/ technology No use of to support the presentation.
technology that clearly supports and enhances the presentation. support the presentation. that provides limited support of the presentation. Appearance Appearance is appropriate for the presentation topic. Appearance is not appropriate for presentation. Comments: _________/40 ÷ 2 = _________/20 Script _______/5 =__________/25