MORNING MEETING ASSESSMENT RUBRIC Spring 2009

Group Members' Names: Criteria Unsatisfactory Basic Proficient 1 2 3 1. GREETING 1a. Handout The handout has more than 3 The handout has 1-3 grammatical The handout is free of errors, and grammatical or punctuation errors or punctuation errors and/or only completely and clearly describes and/or does not describe how to vaguely describes how to carry out how to carry out the greeting carry out the greeting with young the greeting with young learners. with young learners. learners.

1b. Effectiveness of The greeting strategy is unclear andThe greeting is positive and carried The greeting is positive, smooth, Implementation group members seem unprepared toout somewhat smoothly. Group and authentic in its implement the strategy. members seem somewhat unclear implementation. Group members with regard to how to implement carry out the greeting the strategy and/or teacher confidently, allowing teacher education candidates are introducededucation candidates to more to a description of the authentically experience the strategy than an actual immersion activity. in the strategy.

1c. Appropriateness to the The greeting is inappropriate for The greeting is appropriate for the The greeting is appropriate for Grade Level/Week of School the grade level designated and/or grade level designated and the the grade level designated and the week of school represented. week of school represented, but the week of school represented. group members do not clearly Group members clearly justify justify their choice of greeting their choice of greeting strategy based on grade level and week of based on grade level and week of school. school.

2. SHARING 2a. Handout The handout has more than 3 The handout has 1-3 grammatical The handout is free of errors, and grammatical or punctuation errors or punctuation errors and/or only completely and clearly describes and/or does not describe how to vaguely describes how to carry out how to carry out the sharing carry out the sharing activity with the sharing activity with young activity with young learners. young learners. learners.

2b. Effectiveness of The sharing activity strategy is The sharing activity strategy is The sharing activity is positive, Implementation unclear and group members seem positive and carried out somewhat smooth, and authentic in its unprepared to implement the smoothly. Group members seem implementation. Group members strategy. somewhat unclear with regard to carry out the sharing activity how to implement the strategy confidently, allowing teacher and/or teacher education candidateseducation candidates to are introduced more to a authentically experience the description of the strategy than an activity. actual immersion in the strategy.

2c. Appropriateness to the The sharing activity is The sharing activity is appropriate The sharing activity is Grade Level/Week of School inappropriate for the grade level for the grade level designated and appropriate for the grade level designated and/or the week of the week of school represented, but designated and the week of school represented. group members do not clearly school represented. Group justify their choice of sharing members clearly justify their activity based on grade level and choice of sharing activity week of school. strategy based on grade level and week of school.

3. GROUP ACTIVITY 3a. Handout The handout has more than 3 The handout has 1-3 grammatical The handout is free of errors, and grammatical or punctuation errors or punctuation errors and/or only completely and clearly describes and/or does not describe how to vaguely describes how to carry out how to carry out the group carry out the group activity with the group activity with young activity with young learners. young learners. learners.

3b. Effectiveness of The group activity strategy is The group activity strategy is The group activity is positive, Implementation unclear and group members seem positive and carried out somewhat smooth, and authentic in its unprepared to implement the smoothly. Group members seem implementation. Group members strategy. somewhat unclear with regard to carry out the group activity how to implement the strategy confidently, allowing teacher and/or teacher education candidateseducation candidates to are introduced more to a authentically experience the