The Yellowjacket Anthology of Poetry

-a web quest for middle school students

Evaluation

   The evaluation of this webquest is divided into three components: persuasive essay, PowerPoint presentation, and oral presentation of selected poem. The essay and PowerPoint presentation carry eighty percent of the weight, while the oral presentation carries the remaining twenty percent.

 

Persuasive Essay - This rubric is based very closely on the English Language Arts Rubric for the 2001 NYS Grade 8 ELA Exam.

Quality

 

6

Responses at this level:

5

Responses at this level:

4

Responses at this level:

3

Responses at this level:

2

Responses at this level:

1

Responses at this level:

Meaning: the extent to which the essay exhibits understanding and interpretation of the task and information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taken as a whole:
  • fulfill the requirements of the tasks
  • show an insightful interpretation of the information
  • make connections 

 

 

 

 

Taken as a whole:
  • demonstrate most of the characteristics of responses at the 6-point level, but they may show slightly less understanding, provide less elaboration, or lack the consistent quality of responses at the 6-point level

 

Taken as a whole:
  • fulfill some of the requirements of the tasks
  • show a predominantly literal interpretation of the information
  • make some connections

 

 

 

 

Taken as a whole:
  • are similar to responses at the 4-point level, but may be weakly organized or sketchy, with ideas that are not supported by examples from the text; there may be a few minor inaccuracies, and fewer details
Taken as a whole:
  • fulfill some requirements of the task
  • address basic elements
  • make few connections

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taken as a whole:
  • are more difficult to read and understand than responses at the 2-point level; may be repetitive and focus on minor details

 

 

 

Development: The extent to which ideas are elaborated using specific and relevant evidence Taken as a whole: 
  • develop ideas fully with thorough elaboration
  • make effective use of relevant examples
  Taken as a whole:
  • may be brief with little elaboration, but are sufficiently developed to support the thesis
  • provide some examples and details
  • may include minor inaccuracies
  Taken as a whole:
  • may provide some examples and details
  • may include some inaccuracies

 

 
Organization: the extent to which the essay exhibits direction, shape, and coherence The essay: 
  • establishes and maintains a clear focus
  • shows a logical, coherent sequence of ideas through the use of transitions and other devices
The essay: 
  • is generally focused, though may include some irrelevant details
  • shows a clear attempt at organization
  The essay: 
  • may show an attempt to establish a focus
  • may include some irrelevant information
  • shows little attempt at organization
 
Language use: The extent to which the essay reveals an awareness of audience and purpose through effective use of words, sentence structure, and sentence variety The essay: 
  • is fluent and easy to read, with vivid language and sense of voice or engagement
  • is stylistically sophisticated, using varied sentence structure and challenging vocabulary
  The essay: 
  • is readable, with some sense of voice or engagement
  • primarily uses simple sentences and basic vocabulary
 

 

  The essay: 
  • is readable, with little sense of voice or engagement
  • uses minimal vocabulary
  • may indicate fragmented thoughts
 

 

PowerPoint Presentation

Element

Points Possible

Self

Teacher

The PowerPoint presentation successfully presents the required information

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1. A picture of the selected poet is included in the presentation

15

 

 

2.An obituary for the poet which includes date of birth, date of death, major achievements, awards, and interesting facts about the poet's life and career is included in the presentation

35

 

 

3. A bibliography of the poet's published work is included in the presentation.

20

 

 

4. A reference page which includes the sources of all student information is included in the presentation.

15

 

 

5. A single poem of at least fourteen lines is included in the presentation, or several poems totaling close to fourteen lines are included in the presentation.

15

 

 

Total

 100

 

 

Main

Introduction

Task

Process

Resources

Evaluation

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

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