Project-Based Rubric

Virtual Stock Exchange

Step 1: Academic Concept Understanding & Knowledge

Linked to Portfolio section(s): Understanding Question 1 & 2

Focus Area 1: Building Knowledge, Understanding, and Skills. Identify sources of information and critiquing that information. WHST 11-12.8 Gather relevant information & WHST 11-12.9 Draw evidence from information texts to support research.

  • Student demonstrates less than proficient knowledge of academic terms/concepts
  • Student answered less than half of the Essential Questions correct
  • Completes less than 100% of all slides
  • Does not use grade-level writing and mechanics
Score: 2.5 points
Reason: /
  • Student demonstrates an above basic-to- advanced level of understanding of each of the academic terms/concepts
  • Completes all assigned slides
  • Student answered all of the Essential Questions correct and demonstrates an independence of thought while doing so
  • Uses grade-level writing and mechanics
Score: 5 points
Reason:

Step 2: Academic Concept Analysis and Evaluation

Linked to Portfolio sections(s) Analysis Questions 1, 2, 3, 4 & Reflection Questions 1 & 2

Focus Area 2: Developing and revising ideas and products. Generating and selecting ideas based off of analysis of the key concepts and creating a writing argument from that research. WHST 11-12.7 Sustained research to answer a question & WHST 11-12.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis.

  • Does not offer new ideas during analysis
  • Does not ask new questions or elaborate in sentence form on selected ideas
  • Reproduces existing ideas or work; does not imagine new ones within the selected concept
  • Does not use grade-level writing and mechanics
Score: 2.5 points
Reason: /
  • Promotes divergent and creative perspectives during analysis and evaluation
  • Asks new questions, takes a different perspective to elaborate and improve on the selected idea over time
  • Uses idea-generating techniques to develop several original ideas for products/representations(s)
  • Uses grade-level writing and mechanics
Score: 5 points
Reason:

*Any section that is deemed incomplete will receive a (0) score

Total Score x2: ______/20 points

Mr. Middleton