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Evaluation Tools
Use these two evaluation tools as a guide for assessing students' products and participation for the activities that follow, as well as for a framework for creating rubrics.
Evaluation Tool 1: Written Response
Use this tool to assess student essays.
- Essay's Components
- Topic sentence grabs the reader's attention.
- Essay topic is clear, insightful and succinct.
- Three supporting arguments are clear and varied.
- Facts
- All supporting facts are accurate and clear, and relate directly to the essay topic.
- Organization
- Each paragraph has an opening sentence, a main argument, supporting facts, a closing sentence and a transition sentence to the next paragraph.
- Each idea follows in logical sequence.
- Focus
- All arguments relate to the main idea, give the reader new information and provide insight.
Evaluation Tool 2: Oral Response
Use this tool to assess students in class discussions and debates.
- Cooperation
- Consistently able to judge appropriate time and turn to speak.
- Able to gauge the responses of others.
- Participation
- Contributions consistently inspire others to speak.
- Consistently supports and leads others in discussion.
- Contribution
- Observations are consistently insightful and reflective.
- Always refers to class material and links it to outside sources and personal experience.
