Cake Unit Plan - Celebration of Cultures

Foldable/Poster Rubric

Date
Group:
Social Studies ESOL Class Assignment

Criteria
(what needs to be
included)

Excellent
20-18
Above & Beyond

Good
17-15


OK
14-12.5
Adequate

Needs
Improvement
12-below
Unacceptable

Explain
celebrations oI
Iour diverse
cultural groups,
writing a
paragraph to
describe each
Explanation oI
Iour celebrations
described clearly
and accurately
Explanation oI
three celebrations
described clearly
and accurately
Explanation oI
two celebrations
described
clearly and
accurately
Stop the
madness!
Incomplete
and poorly
developed
Sentence structure,
grammar and word
choice
0-5 sentence
mechanics and
usage problems
6-9 sentence
mechanics and
usage problems
10-13 sentence
mechanics and
usage problems
14 sentence
mechanics and
usage
problems
Include visual aids
to clearly portray
cultural event
Eight visual aids
included
Six visual aids
included
Four visual aids
included
Two visual
aids included
Creativity &
Group Dynamics
Drawings/graphics
should be vibrant,
dynamic colors,
aesthetically
pleasing, and
accurately
depicting the
celebration
Drawings/graphics
lack symmetry,
are poorly or
partially
completed. Group
worked together
well.
Aesthetically
compromised
but task
completed.
Group worked
together with
some problems.
Poor quality
drawings,
haphazardly
placed on
product.
Chronic
creative
diIIerences
and disputes
Support Ior ideas Excellent
examples to
support ideas
Good examples to
support ideas
Some support,
not all clear or
related
Very little
support or
examples

Total score: