Assessment Rubric: Students will create a Smore Newsletter featuring 5 pieces of work that will be covered over three
lessons.
Excellent (A)
Content Has included all components
of the Newsletter including,
ZeeMap, excel graph,
Piktochart poster, 80-word
blurb and Explain EDU video.
All content is produced at a
high quality and has been
embedded correctly into the
newsletter.
Historical Accuracy All 5 pieces of work are
historically accurate. Further
information has been
provided to enhance content.
Literacy Spelling, grammar and
punctuation is correct across
all 5 pieces of work. A high
level of fluency is evident in
the 80-word blurb.
Pronunciation and
communication is clear
accurate and concise in the
Explain EDU video.
Creativity and Aesthetics All pieces of work have been
produced with a high level of
creativity and aesthetics. The
Piktochart is both creative
and aesthetically pleasing. It
has a clear purpose. Explain
EDU video represents
information in a creative way.
The layout of the Smore
Newsletter flows, is well
ordered and uses appropriate
colour tones.
Very Good (B)
Has included all components
of the Newsletter including,
ZeeMap, excel graph,
Piktochart poster, 80-word
blurb and Explain EDU video.
All content is produced at a
good quality and has been
embedded correctly into the
newsletter.
Most of the pieces of work are
historically accurate. Some
further information has been
provided to enhance content.
Spelling, grammar and
punctuation is correct across
nearly all 5 pieces of work. A
sound level of fluency is
evident in the 80-word blurb.
Pronunciation and
communication is clear
accurate and concise in the
Explain EDU video.
Most pieces of work have
been produced with a high
level of creativity and
aesthetics. The Piktochart is
both creative and
aesthetically pleasing. It has a
purpose. Explain EDU video
represents information in a
creative way. The layout of
the Smore Newsletter flows,
is well ordered and uses
appropriate colour tones.
Satisfactory (C)
Has included all components
of the Newsletter including,
ZeeMap, excel graph,
Piktochart poster, 80-word
blurb and Explain EDU video.
All content is produced at a
reasonable quality and is
displayed in the newsletter.
Some of the 5 pieces of work
are historically accurate.
Little information has been
provided to enhance content.
Spelling, grammar and
punctuation is inconsistent
across the 5 pieces of work.
Fluency is evident in the 80-
word blurb. Pronunciation
and communication is
relatively clear accurate
and/or concise in the Explain
EDU video.
The pieces of work have been
produced with a moderate
level of creativity and
aesthetics. The Piktochart is
both fairly creative and
aesthetically pleasing. It has a
purpose. Explain EDU video
represents information in a
relatively creative way. The
layout of the Smore
Newsletter flows, is well
ordered and uses appropriate
colour tones.
Unsatisfactory (D)
Has not included all
components of the Newsletter
including, ZeeMap, excel
graph, Piktochart poster, 80-
word blurb and Explain EDU
video. Content is not
produced at well and has not
been embedded correctly into
the newsletter.
The pieces of work are
historically inaccurate. No
further information has been
provided to enhance content.
Spelling, grammar and
punctuation is incorrect
across the 5 pieces of work.
No fluency is evident in the
80-word blurb.
Pronunciation and
communication is not clear
accurate or concise in the
Explain EDU video.
The pieces of work have not
been produced with a good
level of creativity and
aesthetics. The Piktochart is
not creative or aesthetically
pleasing. It does not have a
clear purpose. Explain EDU
video does not represent
information in a creative way.
The layout of the Smore
Newsletter does not flow, or
is well ordered and/or uses
appropriate colour tones.