To Tell the Truth Writing Rubric 1
Ideas
2
Off topic Contestant “statement” is “listy,” includes little information, or is missing Panelist questions are “listy” and provide no extra information Contestant answers are “listy” and provide no extra information Most information is “common knowledge” and not found from research Bibliography page is missing 30
Organization
3
35
Written as an essay, not a To Tell the Truth script or order does not make sense Character list is missing Host is missing Only one contestant Two or fewer panelists Few panelists asked at least one question Few contestants answered each question
40 Mostly written as a To Tell the Truth script in an order that mostly makes sense Listed some of the characters
7
NO voice - Does not “sound like” a To Tell the Truth play
Word Choice
8
5
Some “wow” words Some dead verbs
Lots of “dinky” words Many dead verbs
Tons of “wow” words Little or no dead verbs 4
When reading aloud, there are more rough parts than smooth ones
5
When reading aloud, there are more smooth parts than rough ones 3
Writing is easy to read the first time through 4
5
Many mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and sentence structure 9
Written in ink or pencil, or typed in larger than 12 font or hard to read font Did not work well together as a group, off task a lot, All students did not participate equally 6
Name __________________________________________________
9
A host (minimum of one) Three contestants Four panelists (minimum) Each panelist asked at least one question All three contestants answered each question 10 Strong voice throughout the writing “sounds like” a To Tell the Truth play
4
Tons of mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and sentence structure
Presentation /Group
Written as a To Tell the Truth script in an order that makes sense Listed the characters
Flashes of voice throughout the writing – Mostly “sounds like” a To Tell the Truth play
3
Conventions
50
45
Included A host (minimum of one) Two contestants Three panelists Most panelists asked at least one question Most contestants answered each question
3 Sent. Fluency
5 Stays totally on the topic Contestant “statement” is thorough – 5 paragraph summary of the person All panelist questions are asked thoroughly – provides information and asks a question All contestant answers are thorough – should be more than one sentence long Research is evident Bibliography page is included, citing at least 2 different types of sources
Included
6
Voice
4
Stays mostly on topic, but may include a detour or two Contestant “statement” is a little “listy” but includes some information, or is only a 3 paragraph summary of the person All panelist questions are a little “listy” or provides some extra information All contestant answers are a little “listy” or provide some information Some information is “common knowledge” and not found from research Bibliography page is included but only cites one source
12
11
14
15 Typed, 12 font, easy to read font Worked well together as a group All students participated equally
Typed, mostly 12 font, easy to read font Mostly worked well together as a group, but may have been off task somewhat Most students participated equally 7
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Few/no mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and sentence structure
8
9
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To Tell the Truth Writing Rubric
Name __________________________________________________
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