Collaborative Work Skills : Jigsaw Work
Teacher Name: Ms. Reed
Student Name (Grader): __ ______________________________
Student being assessed ___________________________________
CATEGORY
Focus on the task
4
Consistently stays
focused on the
task and what
needs to be done.
Very selfdirected.
Contributions
Routinely
provides useful
ideas when
participating in
the group and in
classroom
discussion. A
definite leader
who contributes a
lot of effort.
Quality of Work
Provides work of
the highest
quality.
3
Focuses on the
task and what
needs to be done
most of the time.
Other group
members can
count on this
person.
2
Focuses on the
task and what
needs to be done
some of the time.
Other group
members must
sometimes nag,
prod, and remind
to keep this
person on-task.
Usually provides Sometimes
useful ideas when provides useful
participating in
ideas when
the group and in
participating in
classroom
the group and in
discussion. A
classroom
strong group
discussion. A
member who tries satisfactory group
hard!
member who
does what is
required.
Provides high
Provides work
quality work.
that occasionally
needs to be
checked/redone
by other group
members to
ensure quality.
1
Rarely focuses on
the task and what
needs to be done.
Lets others do the
work.
Rarely provides
useful ideas when
participating in
the group and in
classroom
discussion. May
refuse to
participate.
Provides work
that usually needs
to be
checked/redone
by others to
ensure quality.
This rubric will be used to grade students on their participation in the jigsaw activity. Along
with a teachers grade the students will grade those in their group (the second group where they
are teaching) and an personal grade. These will then be averaged together. The teacher has final
say on grades.
Citizenship Group Project Topics
Every group will need to complete one of the following projects. All group members will need
to participate. There will be presentations at between 5 and 7 minutes long and students will be
graded based on the rubric handed out in class. If students cannot finish preparation for the
presentations in class they will need to work outside of class to finish. Students should base their
projects off of the material discussed in class.
Skit- Students will create a skit demonstrating how to either be a good citizen or a bad citizen.
The skit should last at least 5 minutes. Students should write out a script to be turned in to the
teacher. Every student should have a part in the production, suggested parts are director, actors,
writer.
Website – Students should design a website with information on how to be either a good or bad
citizen. All group members should participate in some way. There should be at least one main
page and 3 sub pages. These pages should include text and graphics. Some suggested additional
material are video, pictures, or cartoons.
Children’s Book – Students should write and illustrate a children’s book explaining how to be a
good citizen. This book must be at least 10 pages long with illustrations on every page. The
language must be appropriate for children.
Advertisement Campaign- Students will create advertisements that show either how to be a
good or a bad citizen. Groups must choose 3 of the following examples or if you wish to do
another activity it must be approved by the teacher, video ad, computer ad, poster, pamphlet,
survey, flyer, event.
News Broadcast-Students will create a short news story on how to be a good citizen. All group
members must participate in some way. The story should be at least 5 minutes long. Groups
should turn in a script to go along with the assignment.
Recipe- Students will create at least three recipes on how to be 1. A good citizen 2. A bad citizen
and 3. An average citizen. These recipes should be written in a recipe format (list ingredients
and then instructions on how to make).
Ms. Reed
Student Name:________________________________________________________
Presentation for Citizenship Project
CATEGORY
Stays on Topic
4
Stays on topic all
(100%) of the
time.
3
Stays on topic
most (99-90%) of
the time.
2
Stays on topic
some (89%-75%)
of the time.
1
It was hard to tell
what the topic
was.
Preparedness
Student is
completely
prepared and has
obviously
rehearsed.
Student seems
pretty prepared
but might have
needed a couple
more rehearsals.
Student does not
seem at all
prepared to
present.
Props
Student uses
several props
(could include
costume) that
show
considerable
work/creativity
and which make
the presentation
better.
Shows a full
understanding of
the topic.
Student uses 1
prop that shows
considerable
work/creativity
and which make
the presentation
better.
The student is
somewhat
prepared, but it is
clear that
rehearsal was
lacking.
Student uses 1
prop which
makes the
presentation
better.
Shows a good
understanding of
parts of the topic.
Does not seem to
understand the
topic very well.
Content
Shows a good
understanding of
the topic.
The student uses
no props OR the
props chosen
detract from the
presentation.
This rubric will be used to grade the group presentations used as an assessment for the lesson.
The Teacher will be the only one grading this portion of the lesson.