Rubric for Medieval Times Unit in Social Studies, Window Theme

Rubric for Medieval Times Unit in Social Studies, Window Theme D/Beginning C/Satisfactory B/Proficient A/Excellent  Window is unfinished  Window begins to tell a story, but  Window tells a story about  Window tells a detailed story about Knowledge  Stock images about the middle has unclear parts or gaps medieval times Medieval Times ages are copied from television  Images informed by one source  Images informed by more than  Images informed by extensive or popular culture or created  One source consulted to learn one source background research from own imagination without about medieval times  More than one source consulted  Numerous sources consulted to learn checking for relationship to topic  Some information is provided to learn about medieval times about medieval times  No additional sources are  Can give a general idea about the  Acceptable and solid information  Extra information provided with some consulted main parts of the window. Parts are is provided detail and specificity  Minimal information is provided not clearly explained  Can explain meaning of images  Can accurately and enthusiastically  Little to say about the images or and relationship to medieval explain in detail the meaning of images their meaning or relationship to times with some details and their relationship to medieval times medieval times Follows  Does not follows directions and  Follows some directions  Follows directions  Attentively and consistently follows Directions goes off on own direction  Requires some guidance from time  Is attentive most of the time. directions given  Disrupts others to time  Unobtrusively helps others Technique  Makes little use of suggestions  Makes general use of suggestions  Makes acceptable strategic use of  Makes excellent strategic use of and Use of and ideas given and ideas given suggestions and ideas given suggestions and ideas given Media  Careless or inappropriate use of  Attempts to use materials and  Shows good use of materials and  Demonstrates exceptional use of (Water- materials and equipment given equipment carefully and well, equipment given materials and equipment given colours)  Final work looks unfinished or though lack of understanding  Finished work is completed and  Finished work is accomplished and lacks a solid effort sometimes impedes efforts pleasing to the viewer. interesting aesthetically  Some difficulties in execution hamper final effects or not on topic Creativity/  Creates few, simple or obvious  Creativity is limited; ideas are  Ideas are borrowed and adapted  Discovers new ideas and ways to Originality ideas; experiences difficulty copied directly from others or to own needs express ideas or incorporates others’ copying ideas form other media  The viewer is able to understand ideas in novel ways and personalizes sources.  Viewer understands general idea what the window is showing them  Viewer is confused and intention  Ideas complete, demonstrating  Self-explanatory— fully elaborated so  Ideas are executed in a sketchy  Main ideas are executed with some planning that the viewer knows what the window or unfinished fashion or are so details and gaps is showing and is impressed by the overworked and complex that result they can’t be understood  Ideas well executed, showing planning and thought Involvement  Avoids working on window and  Works in spurts and makes some  Works consistently and makes  So engaged that doesn’t want to stop is off task reasonable use of time good use of time  Enjoys the process of learning and  Seems resistant to learning more  Does not fully understand what is  Understands what is being understands both aspects of art and about medieval times or being learned learned social studies watercolours  Accepts learning about medieval  Would like to learn more about  Independently pursues additional  Is content to end activity times and watercolours medieval times and about learning about medieval times and watercolours watercolours

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