Assessment Rubric

Word
Formatting

Content and Text

Little or no attempt was made

to type the document task
given. Does not meet the
minimum required.

Information is incomplete.
Logical sequence is not
evident. Many requirements
are not met.

Information is not presented

All the requirements are met. The
in a logical order making it
order and sequence of the
difficult to follow. Most of the
document task is completed.
requirements are met.

Formatting directions not

followed.

All formatting requirements met.

Some formatting requirements
Appearance of the text as per the
met. Two column formatting
document task given. Two column
was attempted.
formatting completed.

Formatting styles and Little or no attempt was made

to format the document task
Appearance using MS
given. Does not meet the
Word
minimum required.

Graphics - Clipart and

WordArt

Graphics not formatted or

Graphics are present but not Graphics are present, resized and
cropped to fit into document
cropped or resized properly.
arranged to fit as per the
Little or no attempt was made
task or irrelevant to the task
Meets the minimum
document task given. Exceeds
to use graphics
given. Does not meet minimum requirement. WorArt was not
the requirement. WordArt was
requirement.
used.
used.
Exceptional proofreading. Very
few errors in spelling, grammar
and punctuation of the document
project.

No attempt was made to

complete this aspect of the
project.

Numerous errors throughtout

the document task given.

Layout and Fonts

used

No attempt was made to

complete this aspect of the
project.

The layout of the project is

Layout of the project shows
cluttered and confusing. Does
Layout is visually pleasing to the
some structure, appears
not use spacing, heading and
eye. Font size is accurate for the
cluttered and distracting.
subheadings to enhance the
document task given. Appropriate
Large gaps of empty spacing.
readability. Font size is
use of titles and spacing.
Font size is legitimate.
illegitimate.

Use of Time in the

Class

Did not use the class time to

focus on the project.

Spelling, Punctuation
and Grammar

Needed frequent reminders to

complete the task on hand.

Several errors occur

throughout the project.

Used class time very well.

Focused on getting the task
Focused on getting the task done.
done, but was occasionally
Did not distract others. Helped
distracted or distrcting others.
others.

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