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1. Character Profile Assignment
As the summative assignment for a novel study of Stephen King’s The Body, I had my students
do a Character Profile Assignment. The assignment involved many steps, including casting the
character for a modern film adaptation, creating “posts” related to the character’s traits,
creating “posts” that identified and explained themes in relation to the specific character, and
identifying some of the character’s interests. This is the rubric that was used for this
assignment.
Assignment Rubric
Knowledge and -highly accurate and - accurate and - Some evidence of - Little evidence of Insufficient
Understanding thorough understanding complete understanding of theme is understanding themes Evidence
- understanding of /30 of theme demonstrated understanding of demonstrated in profile; is demonstrated in
themes: key themes are in profile; detail/depth theme demonstrated little detail/depth provided profile; profile lacks
outlined provided exceeds in profile; good detail/depth and/or is
( /15) expectations detail/depth provided incomplete
-some understanding of
-highly accurate and - accurate and -limited
character demonstrated
thorough understanding complete understanding of
-understanding of throughout profile; little
of character understanding of character
character: key detail/depth provided
demonstrated character demonstrated; profile
characteristics are
throughout profile; demonstrated lacks detail/depth
outlined
detail/depth provided throughout profile; and/or is incomplete
( /15)
exceeds expectations good detail/depth
provided
Thinking -highly effective choice -effective choice of -somewhat effective choice -limited effectiveness Insufficient
-analysis of character of photos; descriptions photos; descriptions of photos; descriptions add in choice of photos; Evidence
and themes support the /30 provide excellent support chosen little support to the chosen descriptions lack
chosen photos; evidence support for chosen photos photos support for photos
of creative thinking photos
( /20)
-extremely convincing -convincing
-Evidence of some -Little evidence of
-Links between the understanding of understanding of
understanding of character’s understanding of
character and their character’s interests character’s interests
interests and/or hobbies character’s interests
interests/friends/ hobbies and/or hobbies and/or and/or hobbies and/or
and/or friends and/or hobbies and/or
( /10) friends friends
friends
Communication - Thoughts are - Thoughts are - Thoughts are -Thoughts are Insufficient
-Thoughts are clearly organized with a high organized effectively; organized somewhat organized with little Evidence
expressed in an /20 level of effectiveness; thoughts flow effectively; thoughts flow effectiveness;
organized manner; thoughts flow logically logically and are well somewhat logically and are thoughts do not flow
reasoning behind and are explained at a explained somewhat explained logically and lack
decisions is properly level that exceeds explanation
explained expectations
( /10)
Application - All aspects of profile -All aspects of profile -Some aspects of profile are -Profile is missing Insufficient
-construction of profile are complete beyond are complete up to missing major parts Evidence
( /5) /20 standards standards
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-use of writing process -highly effective use of - effective use of - some effective use of -limited use of
(peer editing, worksheet process (worksheet has process (worksheet process (worksheet has been process (worksheet is
has been completed) been completed; the has been completed mostly completed though missing major
( /10) student has gone above up to standard) some aspects are missing) components)
and beyond)
- reflection is complete,
- reflection on student - reflection is - reflection is complete and - reflection is mostly
thorough and reveals a
learning complete and reveals reveals some awareness of complete and reveals
high degree of
( /5) awareness of learning learning some awareness of
awareness of learning
learning
Knowledge and -highly accurate and - accurate and - chosen poetic - chosen poetic Insufficient
Understanding thorough use of poetic complete form form Evidence
/30
- knowledge of poetic form demonstrated in understanding of demonstrated in demonstrated in
form demonstrated in analysis and poetic form analysis and analysis and
analysis and constructed constructed in original demonstrated in constructed in constructed in
in original poems poems analysis and original poems original poems
( /15) constructed in original have some lack accuracy
poems inaccuracies and and/or are
lack some incomplete –
relevant many
detail/depth weaknesses
-understanding of
content: relationship
between theme, inquiry -thorough
-good understanding -limited
question, poems, and understanding of
of content; effective understanding
thesis demonstrated content; highly -some
connection between of content:
throughout the portfolio effective connection understanding
theme, inquiry limited
( /15) between theme, inquiry of content:
question, poems, and connection
question, poems, and somewhat
thesis demonstrated between theme,
thesis demonstrated effective
throughout the inquiry
throughout the connection
portfolio question,
portfolio between theme,
poems, and
inquiry
thesis
question,
demonstrated
poems, and
throughout
thesis
some of the
demonstrated
portfolio
throughout most
of the portfolio
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Thinking -highly effective and -effective and -somewhat -limited analysis Insufficient
-analysis of poems thorough, relevant complete analysis of effective of poems; thesis Evidence
/30
(denotation/connotation, analysis of poems poems support thesis analysis of is weak/ unclear
meaning, connection to support thesis statement poems support
theme) support thesis statement thesis statement;
statement more
( /15) depth/detail is
needed
-extremely
-use, identification, and -convincing use,
convincing/masterful -attempted use
explanation of poetic identification, and -use of at least 3
use, identification, and of at least 1
devices (to enhance explanation of at least poetic devices;
explanation of a poetic device;
communication and 3 poetic devices in 1-2 are
diverse range of more more
content of poems) poems convincing, for
than 3 poetic devices in development is
( /15) the others more
poems needed
development is
needed
- reflection on student
- reflection is - reflection is
learning - reflection is
complete, thorough complete and reveals
( /5) mostly complete
and reveals a high awareness of learning - reflection is
and reveals
degree of awareness of complete and
some awareness
learning reveals some
of learning
awareness of
learning
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3. Monster Assignment
This rubric is one that my Associate Teacher used to mark an assignment that she did with our
grade 10 applied English class. The assignment involved students finding a news article of their
choosing, comparing it to the story Monster in a series of paragraphs. This rubric is much
different, than the other two I’ve presented, but is also great. The drawback with this style of
rubric is that the criteria is less explicit for the students. The reason that I like this rubric
though, is that the teacher has space to really elaborate on the marks given with direct
feedback.
Rubric