THE LAST STAND OF THE GREAT BEAR MOVIE REVIEW RUBRIC
Assignment Due______________
ELEMENTS LEVEL 1 - EMERGING
Student demonstrates a lack of
basic knowledge about effective
use of English language tools
ORGANIZATION AND writing lacks focus, details,
DEVELOPMENT examples to tie in classroom
concepts, logical transitions and
cohesive sentences and
paragraphs.
Student's introduction does not
introduces the movie and it's
INTRODUCTION purpose, and does not present
the movie's relevancy to the
concepts learned in class.
Student's summary includes very
SUMMARY few details. Main idea of the film
is not communicated.
Student's writing does
CONNECTIONS TO not present examples of
CLASSROOM concepts learned in class or
CONCEPTS demonstrate the significance of acknowledge the significance of
them in the film.
Student's review does not follow
required format. Review does
not include any of the
requirements within each of the
paragraphs. Multiple movie
FORMAT & STRUCTURE
review elements missing.
Elements are presented out of
order and/or writing does not
flow effectively.
Student's review demonstrates a
lack of knowledge about, and
poor use of English language
conventions and tools. Writing
LANGUAGE USE AND
presents multiple (>6) errors in
CONVENTIONS
mechanics, usage, spelling,
grammar, punctuation,
capitalization and sentence
structure.
LEVEL 2 - DEVELOPING
LEVEL 3 - LEVEL 4 -
MEETING EXPECTATIONS EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS
Student consistently shows Student exceeds expectations
Student demonstrates basic
knowledge about effective use about effective use of English
knowledge about effective use
of English language tools language tools writing
of English language tools
writing demonstrates demonstrates appropriate focus,
writing has limited consistency
appropriate focus, concrete concrete details, various specific
with focus, details, includes few
details, includes various specific and carefully developed
examples to tie in classroom
examples to tie in classroom examples to tie in classroom
concepts, logical transitions and
concepts, logical transitions and concepts, logical transitions and
cohesive sentences and
cohesive sentences and rich and varied cohesive
paragraphs.
paragraphs. sentences and paragraphs.
Student's introduction exceeds
Student's introduction poorly Student's introduction meets
expectations providing a concise
introduces the movie and it's expectations adequately
introduction to the movie and
purpose, and provides a few introduces the movie and it's
it's purpose, and presents clearly
example of the movie's purpose, and presents clearly
with examples the movie's
relevancy to the topics learned the movie's relevancy to the
relevancy to the topics learned
in class. concepts learned in class.
in class.
Student's summary exceeds
Student's summary provides a expectations, it provides a
Student's summary includes few
concise summary of film concise summary of the film and
specific details, and writing does
including all relevant information rich details to grab the readers
not effectively present the main
about the film without disclosing attention. It includes all
idea of the film.
the ending. necessary information without
disclosing the ending.
Student's writing exceeds
Student's writing provides the expectations providing more
Student's writing demonstrates
required number of examples than the required number of
few (< 4) examples of concepts
(=4) of specific concepts learned examples (>4) of specific
learned in class or but does not
in class and provides sufficient concepts learned in class, and
details of their significance in the clearly explains their significance
them in the film.
film. in the film with concrete details
and well-connected ideas.
Student's review exceeds
Student's review consistently
expectations in following the
follows the required format. All
Student's review follows required format. All movie
movie review requirements are
required format. Review includes review requirements are well-
sufficiently included within each
a few of the requirements within developed and included within
of the paragraphs. No movie
each of the paragraphs. Less each of the paragraphs. No
review elements missing.
than 2 movie review elements movie review elements missing.
Elements presented in a
missing. Elements presented in Elements presented in a
consistent order and writing
writing do not flow effectively. consistent order and writing
flows effectively.
flows effectively and shows well-
connected ideas and phrases.
Student's review exceeds
Student's review consistently
Student's review demonstrates a expectations, demonstrates
demonstrates knowledge and an
basic understanding of English knowledge and rich use of
appropriate use of English
language conventions and tools. English language conventions
language conventions and tools.
Writing presents minimal (<5) and tools. Writing presents full
Writing presents very few (>2)
errors in mechanics, usage, control (no errors) of inherent
errors in mechanics, usage,
spelling, grammar, punctuation, skills in mechanics, usage,
spelling, grammar, punctuation,
capitalization and sentence spelling, grammar, punctuation,
capitalization and sentence
structure. capitalization and sentence
structure.
structure.