Diorama Rubric
Student Name: ______
CATEGORY / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1Quality of Construction / The diorama shows considerable attention to construction. The items are neatly trimmed. All items are carefully and securely attached to the backing. There are no stray marks, smudges or glue stains. Nothing is hanging over the edges. / The diorama shows attention to construction. The items are neatly trimmed. All items are carefully and securely attached to the backing. A few barely noticeable stray marks, smudges or glue stains are present. Nothing is hanging over the edges. / The diorama shows some attention to construction. Most items are neatly trimmed. All items are securely attached to the backing. A few barely noticeable stray marks, smudges or glue stains are present. Nothing is hanging over the edges. / The diorama was put together sloppily. Items appear to be just "slapped on". Pieces may be loose or hanging over the edges. Smudges, stains, rips, uneven edges, and/or stray marks are evident.
Creativity / Several of the objects used in the diorama reflect an exceptional degree of student creativity in their creation and/or display / One or two of the objects used in the diorama reflect student creativity in their creation and/or display. / One or two objects were made or customized by the student, but the ideas were typical rather than creative (.e.g, apply the emboss filter to a drawing in Photoshop). / The student did not make or customize any of the items on the diorama.
Design / Objects are an appropriate size and interesting shape and are arranged well. Care has been taken to balance the diorama scene. / Objects are an appropriate size and interesting shape and are arranged well. The diorama, however does not appear balanced. / Objects are an appropriate size and shape, but the arrangement of items is not very attractive. It appears there was not a lot of planning of the item placement. / Objects are of an inappropriate size and/or shape. It appears little attention was given to designing the diorama.
Scene / The student gives an extensive explanation of how items in the diorama are related to the scene. / The student gives a reasonable explanation of how most items in the diorama are related to the scene. / The student gives a fair explanation of how most items in the diorama are related to the scene. / The student’s explanations are weak and illustrate difficulty understanding how to relate items to the scene.
Name ______
Book Report
4 / 3 / 2 / 1 / Total PointsTitle and Author / Both present and stated exactly as on the title page / Both present but not stated exactly as the title page / Missing either title or author / Both missing
Setting / Where and when is clearly explained. / Where and when is explained. / Either where or when is missing. / Both where and when are missing.
Important Characters / All main characters are explained in detail and their relationships to each other. / All main characters are explained but their relationships to each other are missing. / Some main characters are explained in detail. / Only some of the characters are explained but the explanations are lacking detail.
Story Plot / The plot is well formed. The student has fully explained the beginning, middle and problem. It’s clear that the student read and understood the story / The plot is formed. The student has read and understood the book. / The plot is missing key information. The student has read the story but may not have a clear understanding of it. / The plot is not clearly written. The student did not read or understand the book.
Opinion / Student’s opinion is clearly written with reason. / Student’s opinion is written with reason. / Student’s opinion is unclear. / No opinion is included in the report.
Spelling / There are no spelling errors. / There are one or two spelling errors. / There are three or four spelling errors. / There are five or more spelling errors.
Neatness / Work is done neatly. / Work has one area that is sloppy. / Work has two areas that are sloppy. / Work is illegible.
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