Scoring Rubric for Performance Task: Should my school regulate my lunch?

What will I be graded on? / Entry / Developing / Approaching / Ideal / Comments / Score
I use math correctly to solve problems. / I am not able to accurately determine the proportions of GMOs in a lunch. I do not show my work, or I have work that is inaccurate. / I accurately determined the proportions of GMOs in at least one lunch but may not have shown my work completely or my work contains some inaccurate information. / I show most of his/her work, and I accurately determined the proportions of GMOs in at least two lunches. / I show all of my work and accurately determined the proportions of GMOs in three lunches.
I correctly interpret and use graphical data. / I inaccurately interpreted graphical information, or I did not incorporate it into my product. / I interpreted general information from the graphical data and incorporated it in a limited or general way into my product that may not thoroughly support my position. / I accurately interpreted graphical information and incorporated it into my product in general support of my position. / I accurately interpreted graphical information and correctly incorporated that information into my product to explicitly support my position.
I correctly identify and interpret the relationships between parts of ecosystems. / My product does not represent an accurate understanding of the relationships between ecosystems and human activity, nor have I included references to food production, harvest and/or environmental issues. / My product represents a limited understanding of the relationships between ecosystems and human activity, with few or no references to food production, harvest and/or environmental issues. / My product represents a general understanding of the relationships between ecosystems and human activity, with some references to food production, harvest and environmental issues. / My product represents a clear and accurate understanding of the relationships between ecosystems and human activity, especially in regard to food production, harvest and environmental issues.
I accurately interpret and distinguish the most relevant information and determine the authority of resources. / My product is based primarily on opinion with little support from the given resources. The sources of information that I used are unclear / I used a limited amount of information from the resources, or I used it incorrectly and used substantial amounts of opinion instead. Some of the sources of information that I used are unclear. / I used information from the resources to support most of my conclusion but, I may have demonstrated some misunderstanding of the information or included some opinion. The sources of my information are clearly noted. / I accurately used information from the resources given to clearly support my conclusion and solution. I indicated the value of the sources I used and clearly noted which ones I used.
I come up with a reasonable argument or solution to a problem and justify my answers. / My product does not accurately summarizethe main ideas of the given information and has few or no supporting details drawn from the texts or prior instruction. My position is based primarily on opinion. / My product presents a limited summarization of main ideas of the given information with limited details drawn from the nonfiction texts or prior instruction. Some unsupported opinion is included. / My product presents a general summarization of main ideas of the given information with some supporting details drawn from the nonfiction texts or prior instruction. / My product presents an accurate summarization of main ideas of the given information with multiple supporting details drawn from the nonfiction texts or prior instruction.
I create a product for a specific audience that clearly demonstrates my position and includes support for my position. / I did not develop an argument but merely stated facts or opinions with little or no synthesis. My product does not clearly convey information in a way that is of interest to the intended audience. My writing may be disorganized, lacking a clear central idea or thesis, and I do not elaborate on my ideas. / I developed a limited or weak argument that included little synthesis. My product may have been confusing or included mixed messages.It does not contain sufficient information to be of interest to the audience. My writing is vague or inaccurate and the central idea or thesis is difficult to determine. I may have included conflicting ideas did not elaborate fully on my ideas. / I developed a clear argument that may not be fully developed (or would benefit from additional development) but my product still has some persuasive elements that will be meaningful to the audience. My writing is organized, but it may not have one clear central idea or thesis, or it may have some conflicting ideas. I didprovide elaboration to support some of my ideas. / I developed a strongly convincing argument that is likely to persuade the audience. My writing is clearly organized with a clear central idea and thesis, topic sentences, and it provides sufficient elaboration to support all of my ideas.
I use language correctly. / My product contains a lot of errors that show I do not understand several skills in grammar, punctuation, and capitalization. / My product contains several errors in grammar, punctuation, and/or capitalization of written text that identifies I do not understand some writing skills. / My product may contain a few errors in grammar, punctuation, or capitalization that are related to not having enough time or being sloppy rather than not understanding writing skills. / My product contains no errors in grammar, punctuation, or capitalization of written text.

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