Brainstorming Rubric
Name: _________________________________
Approaching
Expectations
Meeting
Expectations
Exceeding
Expectations
PlanningBrainstorming:
Generate ideas
about a topic
Brainstorm had
three or fewer main
ideas. Some ideas
were not related to
the topic.
Brainstorm had four
ideas. More than
half of the ideas
were related to the
topic.
Brainstorm had
more than four main
ideas. Every idea
related to the topic.
Detail of
Supporting
Information:
Support the topic
There were only
one or two
supporting ideas
attached to each
main idea. The
details were not
sufficiently related
to the topic.
There were at least
three supporting
ideas attached to
each main idea.
Details were about
the topic.
There were more
than three
supporting ideas
attached to each
main idea. Details
clearly supported
the topic.
Presentation:
Present your
research
Brainstorm is barely Brainstorm is
legible and/or is not legible and is
engaging.
engaging.
Brainstorm is very
engaging and easy
to read.
Presentation:
Spelling and
grammar
Language is full of
spelling or grammar
errors. Errors may
impede meaning.
Virtually no spelling
or grammar errors.
Meaning is
incredibly clear.
Few spelling or
grammar errors.
Errors do not
impede meaning.