Year 7 Assessment Rubric

Name:
Teachers: Mr. Binge, Ms McCormick, Mrs. Mouty, Ms Walls, Mr. Webb
Date assigned: November 19th, 2015
Date due: Summative Assessment Week
This task assesses Criteria B, C, D
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Assessment Descriptors
ORGANISING

The student:
i. makes sophisticated use of organizational structures that serve
the context and intention effectively
ii. effectively organizes opinions and ideas in a coherent and
logical manner with ideas building on each other in a
sophisticated way
iii. makes excellent use of referencing and formatting tools to
create an effective presentation style.

/8

PRODUCING TEXT

The student:
i. produces an texts that demonstrate a high degree of personal
engagement with the creative process; demonstrates a high
degree of thought, imagination and sensitivity and perceptive
exploration and consideration of new perspectives and ideas
ii. makes perceptive stylistic choices in terms of linguistic, literary
and visual devices, demonstrating clear awareness of impact on an
audience .

/8

USING LANGUAGE

The student:
i. effectively uses a range of appropriate vocabulary, sentence
structures and forms of expression
ii. writes in a consistently appropriate register and style that
serve the context and intention
iii. uses grammar, syntax and punctuation with a high degree of
accuracy; errors are minor and communication is effective
iv. spells / writes with a high degree of accuracy; errors are minor
and communication is effective
v. makes effective use of appropriate non-verbal communication
techniques.

(Total)

Level Achieved

/8

MYP English Language and Literature: Task Specific

Rubric (Year 7)
Unit: Celebrate Change!
Assessment Task:
You will script and perform a play based on one
festival (not Christmas) with the theme of change. Some
ideas for festivals include:
Dia De Los Muertos
Diwali
Chinese New Year
Holi
Tanabata
Thanksgiving (American or Canadian)
Carnival (Brazil)
The play will be no more than 5-8 minutes long.
All students must work on the script. The script
should:
Focus on the idea of change and how
change happens in people.
Explore the values and traditions of the
festival you have chosen.
Include every member of the group as part
of the action.
All students must take visible part in the
performance.
Students must write a reflection to give a selfassessment and also must assess the members of the
group. THIS WILL AFFECT THE OVERALL MARK! :)
Teachers will assign your groups.

Criterion B:

Criterion C:

Criterion D:

Total:

Criterion B:
Organising
Script Writing
Your use of
organizational
structures to serve the
context and intention
is
(Script Writing)
Your ability to organise
ideas in a coherent and
logical manner is

Part 1: Script Writing

0
1-2
3-4

5-6

7-8

Work
not
attemp
ted

Minimal /
Not
always
appropri
ate

Adequat
e

Compet
ent

Sophisti
cated
and
Effectiv
e

Work
not
attemp
ted

Minimal

Sometim
es
evident

Evident
: ideas

Effectiv
e: ideas

build on
each
other

build on
each
other in
a
sophistic
ated
way

Your ability to make use of

referencing and
formatting tools to create
a presentation style is
(Script writing)

Work
not
attemp
ted

Minimal /
Not
always
suitable

Adequat
e

Compet
ent

Excelle
nt and
Effectiv
e

Criterion C: Producing
Text
Script Writing

1-2

3-4

5-6

7-8

The imagination and

sensitivity offered in your
text is
(Script Writing)

Work
not
attem
pted

Limited

Sometim
es
evident

Conside
rable

Of a
high
degree

Your exploration and

consideration of new
perspectives and ideas
is.
(Script Writing)

Work
not
attem
pted

Limited

Sometim
es
evident

Substan
tial

Percepti
ve

Criterion D: Using
Language
Script Writing

1-2

3-4

5-6

7-8

(Script writing)

The accuracy of your

grammar, syntax and
punctuation is
(Script Writing)
The accuracy of your
spelling and writing is
(Script Writing)

Criterion C: Producing
Text
Performance
Your personal
engagement with the
creative process is

Work
not
attem
pted
Work
not
attem
pted

Limited

Sometim
es
evident

Problem
atic

Sometim
es a
problem

Part 2: Performance
0
1-2
3-4

Of a
conside
rable
degree
Occasio
nally a
proble
m

Of a
high
degree
Minor:
you
communi
cate
effectivel
y

5-6

7-8

Work
not
attem
pted

Limited

Adequat
e

Conside
rable

Of a
high
degree

Work
not
attem
pted

Minimal

Sometim
es
appropri
ate

Though
tful

Effective

Work
not
attem
pted

Limited

Adequat
e

Good

Clear

Criterion D: Using
Language

1-2

3-4

5-6

7-8

Your use of a range of

appropriate vocabulary,
sentence structures and
forms of expression is
(Performance)
Your ability to speak in a
register and style that
serve the context and
intention of your text is
(Performance)
The impact of your errors
on your communication to
your audience is
(Performance)

Work
not
attem
pted

Limited

Adequat
e

Varied

Effective

Work
not
attem
pted

Inapprop
riate or
nonexistent

Sometim
es

Compet
ent

Consiste
ntly
Appropri
ate

Work
not
attem
pted

Problem
atic

Sometim
es a
problem

Occasio
nally a
proble
m

Minor:

Your use of non-verbal

communication
techniques is

Work
not
attem

Limited

Sometim
es
evident

Of a
conside
rable

(Performance)
Your use of stylistic
choices in visual devices
is.
(Performance)
Your demonstration of your
awareness of the impact
of your text on your
audience is
(Performance)

you
communi
cate
effectivel
y

Of a
high
degree

(Performance)

pted

degree