Student-friendly rubric for middle school GMO task

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Scoring Rubric for Performance Task: Should my school regulate my lunch?
What will I be graded
on?
Entry
Developing
Approaching
Ideal
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
My product does not
My product presents a
My product presents a
My product presents an
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Scoring Rubric for Performance Task: Should my school regulate my lunch?
reasonable argument or
solution to a problem
and justify my answers.
accurately summarize
the 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.
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.
general summarization
of main ideas of the
given information with
some supporting details
drawn from the
nonfiction texts or prior
instruction.
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
did provide 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
numerous (7 or more)
errors in grammar,
punctuation, and/or
capitalization of written
text, or 3 or more errors
in spoken language.
My product contains
several (4-6) errors in
grammar, punctuation,
and/or capitalization of
written text, or 1 or 2
errors in spoken
language.
My product contains a
few (1-3) errors in
grammar, punctuation,
and/or capitalization of
written text, or no more
than 1 error in spoken
language.
My product contains no
errors in grammar,
punctuation, or
capitalization of written
text, or no errors in
spoken language.
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