Ancient China Museum Exhibit Name__________________________________
The objectives of this assignment were to:
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Demonstrate an ability to research and write an expository piece
Demonstrate knowledge of paragraph structure (topic sentence, supporting details, conclusion)
Demonstrate the ability to self-edit work for grammatical and spelling mistakes
Create a replica of an artifact from Ancient China
Format/Writer’s Craft
Mechanics/Editing
Artifact
Beginning
1
Did not follow proper format
Writing was random and did not build on a central idea
Clearly copied straight from a source
There were more than
5 editing errors
Was not an artifact from Ancient China
Little effort was put forth
Developing
2
Attempted format
The paragraphs supported the idea of writing about the artifact but may not have addressed all parts of the question.
Was more of a list of ideas
Copied information directly from a source
There were between
4-5 editing errors
The artifact was from
Ancient China but it was very basic.
Accomplished
3
Written in proper format but was basic.
Transitions were used to connect ideas. The writer attempted to explain rather than list ideas.
Attempted to paraphrase information rather than copy.
There were between
2-3 editing errors
Artifact was from
Ancient China and was very well done.
The student clearly put time and effort into the work.
Exemplary
4
A well-developed format. All elements were present.
Transitions were used to connect ideas. The writer attempted to explain rather than list ideas.
All writing was clearly written by the student and not copied from a source
There were no more than 1 editing error
Artifact was exceptionally done. It showed creativity and strong attention to detail
Comments
Ancient China Museum Exhibit Name__________________________________
The objectives of this assignment were to:




Demonstrate an ability to research and write an expository piece
Demonstrate knowledge of paragraph structure (topic sentence, supporting details, conclusion)
Demonstrate the ability to self-edit work for grammatical and spelling mistakes
Create a replica of an artifact from Ancient China
Format/Writer’s Craft
Mechanics/Editing
Artifact
Beginning
1
Did not follow proper format
Writing was random and did not build on a central idea
Clearly copied straight from a source
There were more than
5 editing errors
Was not an artifact from Ancient China
Little effort was put forth
Developing
2
Attempted format
The paragraphs supported the idea of writing about the artifact but may not have addressed all parts of the question.
Was more of a list of ideas
Copied information directly from a source
There were between
4-5 editing errors
The artifact was from
Ancient China but it was very basic.
Accomplished
3
Written in proper format but was basic.
Transitions were used to connect ideas. The writer attempted to explain rather than list ideas.
Attempted to paraphrase information rather than copy.
There were between
2-3 editing errors
Artifact was from
Ancient China and was very well done.
The student clearly put time and effort into the work.
Exemplary
4
A well-developed format. All elements were present.
Transitions were used to connect ideas. The writer attempted to explain rather than list ideas.
All writing was clearly written by the student and not copied from a source
There were no more than 1 editing error
Artifact was exceptionally done. It showed creativity and strong attention to detail
Comments