Evaluation

The students' final product of their children's book will signify the success of the Quest. It will show you how much they learned by illustrating the concepts that they picked up on that are used in real life and the situations in which they are used. Relate your evaluation of each group's books to the English Standards that are covered: look for explanatory details, descriptions, creative tone and voice, use of a variety of vocabulary, varying sentence structure, comprehension of the information, correct grammar and spelling, and clear and concise writing.

Use this evaluation to grade the student's final book:

Beginning

1

Developing

2

Accomplished

3

Exemplary

4

Score

 

Comprehension of Information

 
Very little comprehension and understanding of math concepts and English concepts used to complete the story book.
Comprehension is minimal. Students need to work on their writing skills. Needs more in terms of understanding the math concepts.
Comprehension of math concepts is good. Comprehension of writing skills is shown in the book.
Excellent comprehension of material. Nicely portrayed in the final copy of the book.

 

Planning

 

 
Planning is not shown in the story.
Planning is lacking because story is jumbled and disorganized.
Planning process may be missing one or two steps.
Excellent planning is evident.

 

 Purpose of Writing

 
Writing does not have a purpose.
The purpose of the writing is unclear or not appropriate to story.
Writing serves at least two purposes.
Writing clarifies, describes, informs, and entertains readers.

 

Creativity and Presentation

 
Little or no use of color and illustrations. All pages formatted the same. Uncreative language.
Minimal use of illustrations and color. Messy work. Language needs work - very few adjectives.
Good use of color. Appropriate illustrations. Adjectives used for descriptions. Creative language.
Great use of color. Many appropriate illustrations. Strong and creative language.

 

Grammar and Spelling
Grammar is not used properly. Very few punctuation marks are used correctly. Spelling is poor.
Grammar needs work. Numerous spelling errors and incorrect use of capital letters.
Very few mistakes in grammar. Some minor spelling errors.
Grammar is excellent. Punctuation is used correctly. No more than two small spelling errors.

 

*Give students a group grade of 1-4 based on their teamwork, cooperation, and collaboration during the project - this can be added to their final score as extra credit.