Biddings S Designer Rubrics Capstone Revised

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Stephania Perkins BiddingsMiami-Dade County Public SchoolsProfessional DevelopmentSpring/Summer2008


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A rubric is a scoring guide or tool, that contains

a set of criteria used to evaluate studentwork, performance and projects.

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Rubrics:Rubrics:Detail what counts in the student product

Provides a hard copy of the scoring toolSpecifies the level of performanceMay provide levels of quality or ratings, such

asA

, B, C, D; 1, 2, 3, 4; or Good, Satisfactory,or Poor.Saves Time (http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php).



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Prompt: Example of a Pe rsu asiv e P rompt

Wr iting Situation:Wr iting Situation:The principal of your school has suggested that watching TV causesstudents grades to drop.

Di r ections fo r Wr iting:Di r ections fo r Wr iting:

Think about the effect watching TV has on your grades and your friends grades. Now write to convince your principal whether watching TV causesstudents grades to drop.

http://fcat.fldoe.org/pdf/sample/0607/writing/FL07_STM_G10W_TB_Cwf001.pdf



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CATEGORY 4 - Above Standards 3 - Meets Standards 2 - Approaching Standards 1 - Below Standards Score

Focus or ThesisStatement

The thesis statement namesthe topic of the essay andoutlines the main points to

be discussed.

The thesis statement namesthe topic of the essay.

The thesis statement outlines someor all of the main points to bediscussed but does not name thetopic.

The thesis statement doesnot name the topic ANDdoes not preview what will

be discussed.

Position Statement The position statement provides a clear, strongstatement of the author's

position on the topic.

The position statement provides a clear statementof the author's position onthe topic.

A position statement is present, butdoes not make the the author's

position clear.

There is no positionstatement.

Support for Position Includes 3 or more piecesof evidence (facts, statistics,examples, real-lifeexperiences) that supportthe position statement. Thewriter anticipates thereader's concerns, biases or arguments and has providedat least 1 counter-argument.

Includes 3 or more piecesof evidence (facts,statistics, examples, real-life experiences) thatsupport the positionstatement.

Includes 2 pieces of evidence(facts, statistics, examples, real-lifeexperiences) that support the

position statement.

Includes 1 or fewer piecesof evidence (facts,statistics, examples, real-life experiences).

Transitions A variety of thoughtfultransitions are used. Theyclearly show how ideas are

connected

Transitions show howideas are connected, butthere is little variety

Some transitions work well, butsome connections between ideasare fuzzy.

The transitions betweenideas are unclear OR non-existant.



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Wh at is t h e Cap s tone?Wh at is t h e Cap s tone?

The Caps tone P roje ct is a comprehensive projectthat requires the student to demon s t rate notonly what they know, but what they can do. Thestudent must apply the skills and knowledgethey have gained from their academy program;and apply them to a product a project that

applies to ther eal wo

r ld . The student thenpresent s the project to his or her peers,

teachers, administrators and content-areaprofessionals.



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Wh at is t h e Cap stone?Wh at is t h e Cap stone?P r omotes:P r omotes:

S elf-e valuat ion ski llsCrit ical-t h inking ski llsDecisi on-ma king ski llsTime-management ski llsComm unicat ion ski llsReal-wo rld appl icat ionappl icat ionLife-long lea rn ing ski lls



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Wh at is t h e Cap stone?Wh at is t h e Cap stone?

C omponents:C omponents:

Pape rProje ct academy-based Prod uc t

Presentat ion



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Wh at is t h e Cap s tone?Wh at is t h e Cap s tone?The English C omponent:The English C omponent:

The English instructor is responsible for theresearch paper component of the Capstoneproject, afte r t h e a cademy leade r h as provided o r app roved a student s resea rch

top ic. The research paper must be in APA

or ML A format depending on the academycontent.



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Basic Resea rch Pape r Component sBasic Resea rch Pape r Component s

Title page

Abs t ract (depends on the paper s length )Tab le of Content s/Ou tl ineTh esis S tatementOr gan izat ionIn-text C itat ion sTran sit ion sFour or mo re S ourc esRefe ren ces

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Refer to the sample APA formatted CapstoneResea rch Pape r handout.Review the specific APA detailsEvaluate the paper and score, using the APA rubric handout.

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Rubric Made Using:RubiStar ( http://rubistar.4teachers.org )Research Report : APA Research Paper

Teacher Name: S. BiddingsStudent Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1

Thesis Statement

*One or two sentences inlength.

*States the topic and makes aclaim

*In the first paragraph

States the topic and makes aclaim, but has one error Makes a claim, but has two

errorsDoes not make a claim; or has

more than two errors

Type and Number of Sources

Has at least 4 sources, with 2coming from places other than theinternet.

Has 3 sources, with 2 comingfrom places other than theinternet, or has 4 sources with

more than 2 coming from theinternet.

Has only 2 sources. Has only one source.

Organization Information is very organized, the paper transitions well from eachidea.

Information is organized with 1-2 unclear transitions.

Information is somewhatorganized, with 3-4 unclear transitions.

The information appears to bedisorganized.

Reference Page Reference age is done correctlyusing format.

Reference age has 1-3 errors. Reference age has 4-6 errors. Reference age has 7 or moreerrors.

Length of Paper aper is 5 pages or longer. aper is 4 pages long, but less

than five.

aper is three pages long, but

less than four.

aper is less than three pages

long.Cited Sources Properly Sources are properly cited using

Format.There are 1-3 errorsdocumenting sources.

There are 4-6 errors withdocumenting sources.

There are 7 or more errorsdocumenting sources.

Title Page Cover age is done in proper format.

Cover age has one error. Cover age has two errors. Cover age has 3 or more errors.

additional Requirements Paper is doubled-spaced, using 12 point Times New Roman Font,skipping only one line between

paragraphs/ sections.

Paper is missing one of theadditional requirements.

Paper is missing two of theadditional requirements.

Paper is missing three or more of the additional requirements.

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R ubiSta r R ubiSta r is a free educational resource,supported by a grant from the U.S. Dept. of Education.

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Florida Department of Education. (2006-2007).http://fcat.fldoe.org/pdf/sample/0607/writin

g/FL07_STM_G10W_TB_Cwf001.pdf Rubistar.4.teachers. (2000-2008). A LTEC at

the University of Texas. Retrieved from

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php.

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S tep h an ia Pe rki ns Bidd ing sS tep h an ia Pe rki ns Bidd ing sMiam iMiam i--Dade Co unty P ub lic S ch ool sDade Co unty P ub lic S ch ool s

Engl ish and Lang uage A rt s Ins t ruc to r, 19 yea rs

AA: J ou r nalismBS C-- 1. C ommunications 2. English

MAEd./ CI--C urr iculum and Inst r uction, with C ompute r Education

Ph D student-- Leade r ship and Technology

[email protected]

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