Rubric

Teacher Essay

 

 

 

Beginning
(D or F)

Developing
(B or C)

Accomplished
(A)

Score

Content

Discusses both the favorite teacher's approach to subject matter & students

Discusses similarities & differences to Parker Palmer reading


Discusses & explains favorite movie mentor

Provides basic treatment of required elements

Provides a comprehensive treatment of at least two required elements and basic treatment of the other two

Provides a detailed and insightful explanation of all elements. Provides reference to specific incidents & examples of that provide insight about the individual

 

Writer's Craft

Creativity, Flow, Organization, Transitions

Loose organization: tangential information; lacks introduction and/or conclusion; unfocused

Hard to follow in some places; some reorganization would enhance readability of the paper; lacks transitions.

Smooth flow of ideas, paper is cohesive: includes introduction, conclusion, transitions, headings and subheadings.

 

Mechanics

Grammar,Punctuation,
Spelling, APA

Faulty punctuation; misspellings; sentence fragments and other mechanical errors, which detract from the content.

Some grammatical, punctuation and APA errors.

Appropriate punctuation, sentence and paragraph formation; appropriate use of APA style for references.