Name:______________________
Date:_____________________
China Invention Rubric
Format
Novice (1)
Writing/Sentence Contains 2 bullet
Structure
points in complete
sentences explaining
why your chosen
Chinese invention is
the most influential.
Or 5 sentences not
thoroughly explaining
why your chosen
Chinese invention is
the most influential.
Apprentice (2)
Practitioner (3)
Expert (4)
Contains 3 bullet
points in complete
sentences explaining
why your chosen
Chinese invention is
the most influential.
Or 5 sentences not
thoroughly
explaining why your
chosen Chinese
invention is the most
influential.
Contains 4 bullet
points in complete
sentences
explaining why your
chosen Chinese
invention is the
most influential. Or
5 sentences not
thoroughly
explaining why your
chosen Chinese
invention is the
most influential.
 Digitally
printed
picture
with color
Contains 5 bullet
points in complete
sentences explaining
why your chosen
Chinese invention is
the most influential or
written in paragraph
form in 5 complete
sentences.
Picture
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Picture printed
but is blurry or
out of
proportion.
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Sentence
Structure
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Contains
Simple
Sentences,
run-ons,
and/or
sentence
fragments
Transitions not
used
Numerous
errors in
grammar,
punctuation,
and spelling


Mechanics
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

Hand drawn
but not
colored or a
bit
unrefined.
Uses simple
and
compound
sentence
structure
Attempts to
use
transitions
Some errors
in grammar,
punctuation,
and spelling
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Utilizes
vocabulary
Uses
transitions
Varies
sentences
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Few errors
in
grammar,
punctuatio
n, and
spelling
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Hand drawn,
neatly done
beautiful
picture with
color.
Enhances
ideas by using
higher
vocabulary
Transitions are
sophisticated
and used in an
interesting
way.
No errors in
grammar,
punctuation,
and spelling