Teaching Essay Rubric, Essays 2-5


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Date handed in:


1) Met minimum requirements

   Did you cover these topics 

	___ define target grade
	___ define target benchmarks
	___ identify knowledge students need to have beforehand
	___ outline how to teach the concept/skill
	___ what materials are needed
	___ how know the material was learned


2) Clarity of writing

	___ can I identify the topic for the lesson idea
	___   the topic is:


	___ can I tell how you're going to teach this topic



3) Thoughfulness
	___ did you put any effort into thinking about the topic



4) Readability
	___ neat, organized, legible
	___ grammar
	___ vocabulary 
	___ spelling 
	___ how hard did I have to work to figure out what you meant?


5) translation

	  word	     added pnts
	excellent	+1	beyond the pale
	  good		 0	well done, no slacking here
	   ok		-1	did an adequate job, no special effort
	  poor		-2	did not meet expectations
        very poor	-3	well below expectations


6) Comments