Lesson 7: I Do My Part
Handout 3

Narrative Writing Assessment Rubric



POINTS DESCRIPTION
4 In order to receive a 4-point score, the response must:
 
  • Include three details to describe your partner in the service learning project.
  • List three "historic" facts about life in the United States, Michigan, or the community which were mentioned in the questionnaire.
  • Describe two things you did with your partner during the project.
  • Describe what was your favorite or least favorite part of the project and explain why.
  • Analyze what was the need and explain why you believe the need was served or not served by the service learning project.
  • Use correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.
3 In order to receive a 3-point score, the response must:
 
  • Include two details to describe your partner.
  • List two "historic" facts about life in the United States, Michigan, or the community which were mentioned in the questionnaire.
  • Describe two things you did with your partner during the project.
  • Describe what was your favorite or least favorite part of the project and explain why.
  • Analyze what was the need and explain why you believe the need was served or not served by the service learning project.
  • Use correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization with three to five errors.
2 In order to receive a 2-point score, the response must:
 
  • Include one or two details to describe your partner in the service learning project.
  • List one or two "historic" facts about life in the United States, Michigan, or the community which were mentioned in the questionnaire.
  • Describe one thing you did with your partner during the project.
  • Describe what was your favorite or least favorite part of the project and but give no explanation.
  • Analyze what was the need and explain why you believe the need was served or not served by the service learning project.
  • Show problems with spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization so as to distract the reader.
    • 1 In order to receive a 1-point score, the response must:
     
    • Include an unclear description of your partner.
    • Relate only one or no "historic" fact about life in the United States, Michigan, or the community which were mentioned in the questionnaire.
    • Be missing two of the remaining elements.
    • Show so many problems with spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization that it is very difficult to follow the student's point of view.
    0 Response shows no evidence of any elements, or does not give evidence of an understanding of the concept.