Setting+Instructional+Outcomes

In order to demonstrate my goal of clarity in the setting of my instructional outcomes, I chose one of the rubrics that I would use in a typical English assignment.

**__ Poetry Rubric __** || Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the poem. || There is 1 error in capitalization or punctuation. || There are 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation. || There are more than 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation. ||  **  /2 ** || There are no grammatical mistakes in the poem. || There is 1 grammatical mistake in the poem. || There are 2 grammatical mistakes in the poem. || There are more than 2 grammatical mistakes in the poem. || __ 1. Rainbow Poetry: /10 ___ 2. Concrete Poetry: /10 _ __ 3. Alliteration: /10 ___ 4, Hinky Pinky: /10 _ __ 5. Proverbs: /10 ___ 6. Haiku: /10 _ __ 7. Limerick: /10 ___ 8. Quatrain: /10 _ __ 9. Onomatopoeia /10 ___ 10. Rap Poetry /10 ___ Throughout this poetry unit, I worked with the students to refer to this rubric for clarity. I spent time in class having the students self-evaluate one of their poems using this rubric, also. By the end of the unit, there were NO surprises as to the reasons for marks! All students had a very good chance of scoring highly on this project.
 * Name:**
 * CATEGORY || ** 4 ** || ** 3 ** || ** 2 ** || ** 1 ** ||
 * ** Graphics - Originality **
 * /2 ** || Several of the graphics used on the poem reflect a exceptional degree of student creativity in their creation and/or display. || One or two of the graphics used on the poem reflect student creativity in their creation and/or display. || The graphics are made by the student, but are based on the designs or ideas of others. || No graphics made by the student are included. ||
 * ** Use of Class Time **
 * /2 ** || Used time well during each class period. Focused on getting the project done. Never distracted others. || Used time well during each class period. Usually focused on getting the project done and never distracted others. || Used some of the time well during each class period. There was some focus on getting the project done but occasionally distracted others. || Did not use class time to focus on the project OR often distracted others. ||
 * ** Required Elements **
 * /2 ** || The poem includes all required elements and is presented with exceptional skill. || All required elements are included in the poem. || All but 1 of the required elements are included in the poem. || Several required elements were missing. ||
 * ** Mechanics **
 * /2 **
 * ** Grammar **