Career Research Rubric

Name:

Teacher:

3+ websites are
cited correctly
with link to exact
page information
was obtained
25
Saved Research Document has
been added to
correct teachers
dropbox
25
Information is
put in the
students own
Content of
words
Research
Information
relates to the
career choice
50

3 websites cited

2 websites cited

0-1 web sites

have been cited

20
10
Document added Document added
to dropbox late
to incorrect
or to incorrect dropbox and late
dropbox
20
10

5
Document not
turned in

Information copy Information is

and pasted.
copy/pasted but
Information
some of it is not
relates to the
related to the
career of choice career of choice

Very little
information
Information is
not related to the
career of choice

Cited Sources

Score ______

Notes:

40

30

20

5th GradeInformationalWritingRubric

Level1
Novice

Focusand
Development

Writingeffectively
establishesa
controllingtopicand
supportsthetopic
withevidencefrom
thetextand
elaboratesonthe
topicwithexamples,
illustrations,facts,
andotherdetails.The
writermustintegrate
theinformationfrom
thetextintohis/her
ownwordsand
arrangetheideasand
supportingevidence
inordertocreate
cohesionforan
informationalessay.

LanguageUsage
andConventions

Demonstratescontrol
ofsentence
formation,usage,and
mechanicsas
embodiedinthe
gradelevel
expectationsofthe
languagestandards.

1.5

Level2
Developing

2.5

Level3
Effective

3.5

I
d
e
a
s

LacksEvidenceof:
Acleartopic
Developeddetails
Informationaboutthetopic
A discussionofexamplesfrom
reading,research,digital
sources,orexperiences
Accuratedetailsaboutthe
topic

Attemptsto:
Conveyideasaboutatopic
Provideinformationtosupport
thetopic
Includeinformationaboutthe
topic
Refertoinformationanddiscuss
examplesfromreading,
research,digitalsources,or
experiencestosupportthetopic
Provideaccuratedetailsand
evidencethatsupportsthetopic

Clearlyconveyideasaboutatopic (23)
Includes avarietyofinformationsuch
as:examples,details,facts,definitions,
andquotes(23b)
Explainsthedifferentaspectsofatopic
(25)
Citesinformationanddiscusses
examplesfromreading,research,
digitalsources,orexperiencesthat
supportthetopic(23e,28,29,30)
Providesaccuratetextualevidenceand
detailsthatsupportthetopic(23e)

O
r
g
a
n
i
z
a
t
i
o
n

LacksEvidenceof:
Anintroductorystatementor
section
Linkingwords,phrases, or
clausestoconnectinformation
Formattingwhenneeded
Relevantinformationand/or
informationthatisgrouped
together
Aconcludingstatementor
section
Planning

Attemptsto:
Provideanintroductory
statementorsection
Uselinkingwords,phrases,or
clausestoconnectinformation
Includeformattingwhenneeded
Groupinformationandrelevant
ideasintoparagraphs
Aconcludingstatementor
section
Plan

Providesanintroductorystatement or
sectionthathelpedthereader
understandthetopic(23a)
Useslinkingwords,phrases,orclauses
toconnectinformation(23c)
Includesformatting,illustrations,and
multimediawhenhelpfultothereader
(23a)
Groupsinformationandrelevant
subtopicsintoparagraphs(23a)
Providesaconcludingstatementor
section(23f)
Reflectsplanning(26)

S
t
y
l
e

LacksEvidenceof:
Anexpertvoicethatconveys
ideasaboutatopic
EngagingWordChoice
Gradeappropriatevocabulary:
o conversational
o generalacademic
o domainspecific
Compoundandcomplex
sentences

LacksEvidenceof:

Neatandlegiblewriting

Commandofgradelevel
appropriateconventionsof
Englishgrammarandusage
whenwriting:
o Grammar/usage
o Capitalization
o Punctuation
o Spelling
Errorsinusageandconventions
haveasignificanteffecton
meaning.

Chooseslanguageandtone
appropriatetoaudienceandpurpose
(25)
Usesengagingwordchoiceinmost
parts(23d)
UsesGradeappropriatevocabulary
(43):
o conversational(Tier1)
o generalacademic(Tier2)
o domainspecific(Tier3)
Producessimple,compound,complex,
andcompoundcomplexsentences
(38g, 40a)

Demonstratesneat and legible

writing

Demonstratesacommandofgrade
levelappropriateconventionsof
Englishgrammarandusagewhen
writing:
o Grammar/usage
o Capitalization
o Punctuation
o Spelling
Errorsinusageandconventionshavea
minimaleffectonmeaning.

C
o
n
v
e
n
t
i
o
n
s

Attemptsto:
Uselanguageandtone
appropriatetoaudienceand
purpose
Usewordchoicethatengages
theaudience
UseGradeappropriate
vocabulary:
o conversational
o generalacademic
o domainspecific
Producecompoundand
complexsentences
Attemptsto:

Demonstrateneatandlegible
writing

Demonstrateacommandof
gradelevelappropriate
conventionsofEnglish
grammarandusagewhen
writing:
o Grammar/usage
o Capitalization
o Punctuation
o Spelling
Errorsinusageandconventions
affectmeaning.

Level4
HighlyEffective

Consistently:
Conveysideasaboutatopic
Includesvariedinformationsuchas:
examples,details,facts,definitions,and
quotes
Explainsthefactsandoffersownthinking
and/orposesimplications
Citesinformationandpresentsexamples
fromreading,research,digitalsources,
and/orexperiences
Providesaccuratetextualevidenceand
detailsthatworktomakeinformation
understandable tothereader
Consistently:
Providesanintroductorystatementor
sectionthatengagesthereaderandhelped
thereadertounderstandthetopic
Usesavarietyoflinkingwords,phrases,and
clausestoconnectideasandsubtopics
Includesformatting,illustrations,and
multimediawhenhelpfultothereader
Groupsinformationandrelevantsubtopics
intoparagraphs
Providesaconcludingstatementorsection
thatrestatesimportantideasandoffersa
finalinsightorimplication
ReflectsPlanning
Consistently:
Chooseslanguageandtoneintendedto
teachand interestthereader
Usesengagingwordchoice
UsesGradeappropriatevocabulary:
o conversational
o generalacademic
o domainspecific
Producesavarietyofsimple,compound,
complexandcompoundcomplexsentences

Consistently:

Demonstratesneatandlegiblewriting

Demonstratesacommandofgradelevel
appropriateconventionsofEnglish
grammarandusagewhenwriting:
o Grammar/usage
o Capitalization
o Punctuation
o Spelling
Errorsinusageandconventionshavenoeffect
onmeaning.

Career Presentation Rubric

Name:

Teacher:
3

Title Slide

All components
included: Job, Cluster,
Name, Teachers Name

Missing 1 component

Missing 2
components

Missing 3+
components

Content Slides

Content slides include all

5 required components
as well as 1 or more of
the optional slides

Content slides
include all 5
required
components

Style

Graphics, animations,
backgrounds, transitions
all used appropriately

Bibliography
Page

3 or more websites used

and all cited correctly

Some graphics,
animations,
backgrounds, and
transitions used
appropriately
3 or more websites
used and cited
incorrectly

Oral
Presentation

Presentation is exciting
and interesting
Speaker is
knowledgeable and does
not read slides
Uses presenter voice

Notes:

Project is engaging
Speaker reads some
slides
Uses presenter voice

Missing 1-2 required Missing 3+ required

content slides
slides

Few graphics,
animations,
backgrounds, and
transitions used

No graphics,
animations,
backgrounds, and
transitions

Less than 3 websites

used and cited
correctly

Less than 3 websites

used and cited
incorrectly

Some parts of
project are engaging
Speaker reads from
slides
Presenter voice used
at times

Project is not
engaging
Speaker reads from
slides
Presenter voice not
used