Grade

 8  A  Assessment:    Biographies  
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Criterion A 1–2 3-4 5 -6 7-8 9-10
Content  There is a very  There is some  There is a  There is a good  There is a very
limited understanding of satisfactory understanding of good
understanding of the task. understanding of the task. understanding of
the task. the task. the task.
 Each paragraph is  Each paragraph is
 Paragraphs have supported with  Some paragraphs supported by detail  Each paragraph is
a lack of helpful insufficient detail are supported by from research. supported by
and important from research. detail from helpful and
detail from research. important detail
research.  The supporting  The supporting from research.
details show some  The supporting details show a
understanding of details show a good  The supporting
 The supporting the texts used. satisfactory understanding of details show an
details show little or understanding of the texts used. excellent
no understanding the texts used. understanding of
of the texts used. the texts used.

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Grade  8  A  Assessment:    Biographies  
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Date:  _________________________________________          
 
Criterion B 1–2 3-4 5 -6 7-8 9-10

Organization
 The letter does not  The letter shows an  The letter basically  The letter usually  The letter
follow the correct attempt to follow follows the correct follows the correct consistently follows
format. the format. format. format. the format.

 There are very  There are weak  There are basic  There are good  There is concise
weak or no paragraph structure paragraph structure paragraph and coherent
paragraph structure and transitions. and transitions. structure and paragraph structure
or transitions transitions that help with very good
 The reasons for  The reasons for to develop ideas. transitions.
 There is an illogical hiring the applicant hiring the applicant
presentation of the lack logical order. are presented in a  The reasons for  The reasons for
reasons used for logical way. hiring the applicant hiring the applicant
hiring the applicant.  There is an attempt are presented in a are effectively
to use correct and  There is correct thoughtful and presented in a
 There is an inability effective use of and effective use of logical way. clear and
to use correct and citations for at least citations for 3 thoughtful way.
effective use of 2 different sources. sources.  There is correct
citations. and effective use of  There is correct
 The Works Cited  The Works Cited citations for 3 and effective use of
 There is no Works page lacks the page is basically different sources. citations for at least
Cited page. correct format. formatted correctly. 3 different sources.
 The Works Cited
page is formatted  The Works Cited
correctly. page is formatted
correctly.

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Grade  8  A  Assessment:    Biographies  
Name:  ________________________________________  
Date:  _________________________________________          
 
Criterion C 1–2 3-4 5 -6 7-8 9-10
Style & Language  Reasons and  Reasons and  Reasons and  Reasons and  Reasons and
Mechanics supporting details supporting details supporting supporting supporting details
used are not used are little details used are details used are used are very
convincing. convincing. somewhat convincing. convincing.
convincing.
 There are very  There are regular  There is a mostly  There is a correct
frequent errors in errors in grammar.  Grammar is usually use of grammar. use of grammar.
grammar. used correctly.
 There are regular  There is correct  There is
 There are very errors in spelling.  There are some spelling with very consistently correct
frequent errors in errors in spelling. few errors. spelling.
spelling.

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