To Kill a Mockingbird Project Rubric

FOCUS AREA 4 3 2 1
Character Focus and Reason(s) for choosing Reason(s) for choosing Reason(s) for choosing Reason(s) for choosing
Personal Connection the character and the the character and the the character and the the character and the
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

personal connection with personal connection personal connection personal connection with
the character abundantly with the character with the character the character superficial
clear and meaningful. generally clear and lacking in clarity and/or or not addressed.
meaningful. meaning.
Project Addresses a Key Key theme explained and Key theme explained Key theme explained Key theme explained and
Theme explored in great detail; and explored in and explored in minimal explored in no detail;
audience highly informed. satisfactory detail; detail; audience poorly audience uninformed.
audience well informed. informed.

Change and/or Growth Changes and/or growth in Changes and/or growth Changes and/or growth Changes and/or growth
in Understanding. understanding substantial in understanding in understanding in understanding
and clearly articulated. moderate and well marginal and/or vaguely insignificant and/or not
articulated. articulated. articulated.
Enthusiasm Facial expressions and Facial expressions and Facial expressions and Very little use of facial
body language generate a body language body language are used expressions or body
strong interest and sometimes generate a to try to generate language. Did not
ORAL PRESENTATION

enthusiasm about the topic
in others.
Posture and Eye Contact Stands up straight, looks
relaxed and confident.
Establishes eye contact
with everyone in the room
during the presentation.
Comprehension Student is able to
accurately answer almost
all questions posed by
classmates about the topic.
Originality Product shows a large
amount of original
thought. Ideas and work
are creative and inventive.
Product Makes excellent use and
FINAL PRODUCT
strong interest and enthusiasm, but seem generate much interest in
enthusiasm about the somewhat faked. topic being presented.
topic in others.
Stands up straight and Sometimes stands up Slouches and/or does not
establishes eye contact straight and establishes look at people during the
with everyone in the eye contact. presentation.
room during the
presentation.
Student is able to Student is able to Student is unable to
accurately answer most accurately answer a few accurately answer
questions posed by questions posed by questions posed by
classmates about the classmates about the classmates about the
topic. topic. topic.
Product shows some Uses other people's Uses other people's ideas,
original thought. Work ideas (giving them but does not give them
shows new ideas and credit), but there is little credit.
insights. evidence of original
thinking.
Makes good use and Makes fair use and Makes poor use and

(Tool/Medium) demonstrates mastery of demonstrates solid demonstrates basic demonstrates little

the tool/medium used to
create the product.
Product Product very successfully
(Meaning/Message) captures/represents the
essence of the character or
situation; meaning and
significance are clear.
Wikispace Requirements Project was embedded
and/or linked and
questions addressed in
sufficient detail.
Comments:
understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the
tool/medium used to tool/medium used to tool/medium used to
create the product. create the product. create the product.
Product mostly Product barely Product fails to
captures/represents the captures/represents the capture/represent the
essence of the character essence of the character essence of the character
or situation; meaning or situation; meaning or situation; meaning and
and significance are and significance are significance are
clear. questionable. unknown.
Project was embedded Project was embedded Project was not
and/or linked and and/or linked and embedded and/or linked
questions addressed in questions addressed in and questions addressed
some detail. minimal detail. in little to no detail.