Grading Rubric for Project I (Poe Diorama)

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Quality of The diorama shows The diorama shows The diorama shows The diorama was put together Construction considerable attention to attention to some attention to sloppily. Items appear to be construction. The items are construction. The items construction. Most just "slapped on". Pieces may neatly trimmed. All items are are neatly trimmed. All items are neatly be loose or hanging over the carefully and securely items are carefully and trimmed. All items are edges. Smudges, stains, rips, attached to the backing. securely attached to securely attached to uneven edges, and/or stray There are no stray marks, the backing. A few the backing. A few marks are evident. smudges or glue stains. barely noticeable stray barely noticeable stray Nothing is hanging over the marks, smudges or marks, smudges or edges. glue stains are present. glue stains are Nothing is hanging present. Nothing is over the edges. hanging over the edges. Creativity Several of the objects used One or two of the One or two objects The student did not make or in the diorama reflect an objects used in the were made or customize any of the items on exceptional degree of diorama reflect student customized by the the diorama. student creativity in their creativity in their student, but the ideas creation and/or display creation and/or display. were typical rather than creative (.e.g, apply the emboss filter to a drawing in Photoshop). Design Objects are an appropriate Objects are an Objects are an Objects are of an size and interesting shape appropriate size and appropriate size and inappropriate size and/or and are arranged well. Care interesting shape and shape, but the shape. It appears little has been taken to balance are arranged well. arrangement of items attention was given to the diorama scene. However, the diorama is not very attractive. It designing the diorama. does not appear appears there was not “balanced” (objects do a lot of planning of the not appear normal). item placement. Number of Items The diorama includes 15 or The diorama includes The diorama includes The diorama contains fewer more items, each different. 10-14 different items. 9 different items. than 9 different items. Attention to The student gives a The student gives a The student gives a The student's explanations Theme reasonable explanation of reasonable explanation fairly and reasonable are weak and illustrate how every item in the of how most items in explanation of how difficulty understanding how diorama is related to the the diorama are related most items in the to relate items to the assigned assigned ecosystem. For to the assigned theme. diorama are related to theme. most items, the relationship For many of the items, the assigned theme. is clear without explanation. the relationship is clear without explanation.