Rubrics for Word Collections

Rubrics for Word Collections: (you earn 1 point for correctly defining and identifying the part of speech and source of your word; your other 4 points are based on these:) 1.Showing Sentences: 2.Vocabulary Haikus: 3.Mr. Stick Cartoons: 4.Synonyms/Antonyms: 5.Sausage Sentences: (Do all four steps:) (Do all four steps:) (Do all four steps:) (Do all four steps:) (Do all four steps:)  The sentence only  The vocabulary word  The Mr. Stick cartoon  The antonyms and  The sausage sentence uses action verbs. is spelled correctly is presented neatly synonyms are all spelled contains six or more  The sentence has two and underlined. with some color. correctly. words. solid context  The haiku juxtaposes  The caption and/or  The antonyms and  The sentence makes clues/hints about the two items or links to the dialogue bubble synonyms are all the same sense; it’s not word’s meaning. nature somehow. use the vocabulary part of speech. nonsense.  Two verbs have been  The haiku uses the word correctly.  The antonyms and  The sentence uses the underlined. 5-7-5 pattern.  Mr. Stick has a facial synonyms are all 10- or 25- vocabulary word  Writing conventions  The haiku is neatly expression that cent words. correctly. are mostly minded. presented in a colorful attempts to be funny  The antonyms and  A visual has been or visual way. or interesting. synonyms are presented in provided to help make  Other words are a neat and colorful way. sense of the sentence’s spelled correctly. idea. 6.Root Relations: 7.E.G.O.T. Sentences: 8.Symbolic Reps.: 9.Personified Vocabulary: 10.Imper-Inter-Exclam! (Do all four steps:) (Do all four steps:) (Do all four steps:) (Do all four steps:) (Do all four steps:)  The Greek or Latin  All four forms of the  The symbol is original,  The personified word is  Each imperative, root has been word are different and not cliché. visually and neatly interrogative, and correctly identified spelled right.  The description is at represented. exclamatory sentence and highlighted.  All four forms are least 2 sentences that  The description is—at least is followed by a  Three truly related correctly identified by contain no spelling —three sentences. declarative sentence. words are featured. part of speech. errors.  The description explains the  There are great context  The related words are  The sentence uses  The description is very job, the personality, or the clues included to show defined in students’ details, giving a clear on the why mannerisms of the knowledge of meaning. own words, context to the word. behind the chosen personified word.  End punctuation (!, ?, highlighting the root  The EGOT is neatly symbol.  The word’s definition and .) is correct. word. presented in a neat &  The representation is clearly connects to the  Spelling is correct.  It’s neatly presented. colorful way. presented in a neat personification. and colorful way.

Don’t forget to also define the vocabulary word in your own words, to identify the part of speech, and explain where you found the word! You’ll miss out on a point if you neglect any of these three requirements for each word!