English in Poems and Songs ENG-4111-1

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Adult General Education

EVALUATION

Criterion-Referenced Rubrics

For: ____________________________
Adult Learner’s Name

By: ____________________________
Teacher’s Name

____________________________
Date

Diversified Basic Education Program

English Language Arts

English in Poems and Songs

ENG-4111-1

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Competency 2: Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts (70%)

Instructions:
x For each criterion, circle the statement(s) that best correspond(s) to the adult learner’s performance level.
x In the last column, enter the mark that corresponds to the assigned rating(s). The only mark that can be allotted for a given level is that indicated in the rubric.

Rating scale
Evaluation Excellent Very good Good Weak Very weak Mark
criteria and task
Provides a thorough Provides a clear Provides an adequate Provides a sparse Provides little or no
assessment of theme, assessment of theme, assessment of theme, assessment of theme, assessment of theme,
2.1 words and phrases and words and phrases and words and phrases and words and phrases and words and phrases and
Coherent any devices from the any devices from the any devices from the any devices from the any devices from the
preferred poem and preferred poem and preferred poem and preferred poem and preferred poem and
construction of Q4 __/15
gives strong support for gives relevant support gives acceptable gives little support for its gives no support for its
meaning from texts its timelessness for its timelessness support for its timelessness timelessness
(15%) timelessness

(15) (12) (9) (6) (3)

Identifies the theme and Identifies the theme and Identifies the theme and Identifies the theme with Misidentifies or does not
explains it thoroughly explains it clearly explains it adequately little explanation identify the theme and
gives no explanation
2.2 (10) (8) (6) (4) (2)
Demonstration of
understanding Thoroughly examines Clearly examines and Adequately examines Superficially examines Offers little or no
Q1 __/20
contextual and explains the human explains the human and explains the human and explains the human examination of the
connections experience, providing experience, providing experience, providing experience, providing human experience,
(20%) strong evidence from relevant evidence from acceptable evidence little evidence from the providing unrelated or
the text the text from the text text no evidence from the
text

(10) (8) (6) (4) (2)

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Rating scale
Evaluation Excellent Very good Good Weak Very weak Mark
criteria and task
Identifies one device for Identifies one device for Identifies one device for Identifies one device for Incorrectly identifies or
each text and gives a each text and gives a each text and gives an each text and gives little does not identify a
2.3 thorough explanation of clear explanation of how adequate explanation of explanation of how it language device for
Thorough how it serves to it serves to increase the how it serves to serves to increase the each text and gives no
comprehension of increase the texts’ texts’ impact and appeal increase the texts’ texts’ impact and appeal explanation of how the
Q2 __/15
structures and impact and appeal impact and appeal language device serves
features of texts to increase the texts’
(15%) (12) (6) impact and appeal
(15) (9)
(3)
Thoroughly examines Clearly examines the Adequately examines Superficially examines Superficially examines
the text’s tone, providing text’s tone, providing the text’s tone, providing the text’s tone, providing the text’s tone or not at
very strong supporting strong supporting adequate supporting little supporting all, providing no
Q3 ___/10
evidence evidence evidence evidence supporting evidence
2.4 (10) (8) (6) (4) (2)
Critical
interpretation of Evaluates the preferred Evaluates the preferred Evaluates the preferred Evaluates the preferred Evaluation of the
texts text and gives strong text and gives clear text and gives adequate text and gives little preferred text’s
(20%) supporting evidence of supporting evidence of supporting evidence of supporting evidence of emotional, aesthetic
the text’s emotional, the text’s emotional, the text’s emotional, the text’s emotional, and/or intellectual
Q3 ___/10
aesthetic and/or aesthetic and/or aesthetic and/or aesthetic and/or appeal is
intellectual appeal intellectual appeal intellectual appeal intellectual appeal unsubstantiated

(10) (8) (6) (4) (2)

NOTE: Assign a mark of 0 when the adult learner’s performance does not correspond to any of the statements in the rubric.

MARK FOR COMPETENCY 2: ___/70

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Competency 1: Uses language/talk to communicate and to learn (30%)

Instructions:
x For each criterion, circle the statement(s) that best correspond(s) to the adult learner’s performance level..
x In the last column, enter the mark that corresponds to the assigned rating(s). The only mark that can be allotted for a given level is that indicated in the rubric.

Rating scale
Evaluation Excellent Very good Good Weak Very weak Mark
criteria and task
Provides a very effective Provides an effective Provides a sufficient and Provides a limited Provides an ineffective
and captivating and captivating somewhat captivating description of the text’s description of the text’s
description of the text’s description of the text’s description of the text’s effect, impact and effect, impact and
effect, impact and effect, impact and effect, impact and appeal appeal
appeal appeal appeal

(5) (4) (3) (2) (1)

1.1
Effective communication A thorough and clear A clear communication An adequate An inadequate An incoherent and
of ideas communication of of personal feelings, communication of communication of unclear communication
personal feelings, insights and perceptions personal feelings, personal feelings, of personal feelings,
(15%)
insights and perceptions about the text insights and perceptions insights and perceptions insights and perceptions __/15
Personal response about the text about the text about the text about the text
(reactions, emotions,
perceptions and (5) (4) (3) (2) (1)
experiences)
Thoroughly and clearly Clearly relates the text Adequately relates the Connection between the Connection between the
relates the text to to personal observations text to personal text and personal text and personal
personal observations and/or experiences observations and/or observations and/or observations and/or
and/or experiences experiences experiences is limited experiences is
incoherent and unclear

(5) (4) (3) (2) (1)

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Rating scale
Evaluation Excellent
criteria and task
Always demonstrates
the ability to vary tone in
a way that is appropriate
to the text
(1.25)
Always maintains
rhythm appropriate to
the text
(1.25)
Always stresses key
words and phrases to
1.3 convey figurative and
Appropriate use of emotional language
language conventions
(15%) (1.25)
Text delivery
Always varies speed
according to the text
(1.25)
Always speaks clearly
and audibly
(5)
Makes very effective
use of body language
and facial expressions
(5)
NOTE: Assign a mark of 0 when the adult learner’s performance does not correspond to any of the statements in the rubric.
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Very good Good Weak Very weak Mark
Almost always Usually demonstrates Sometimes Rarely demonstrate the
demonstrates the ability the ability to vary tone in demonstrates the ability ability to vary tone
to vary tone in a way a way that is appropriate to vary tone in a way
that is appropriate to the to the text that is appropriate to the
text text
(1) (.75) (.50) (.25)
Almost always Usually maintains Sometimes maintains Rarely makes use of
maintains rhythm rhythm appropriate to rhythm appropriate to rhythm
appropriate to the text the text the text
(1) (.75) (.50) (.25)
Almost always stresses Usually stresses key Sometimes stresses key Rarely gives evidence of
key words and phrases words and phrases to words and phrases to stress in key words and
to convey figurative and convey figurative and convey figurative and phrases to convey
emotional language emotional language emotional language figurative and emotional
language __/15
(1) (.75) (.50) (.25)
Almost always varies Usually varies speed Sometimes varies Rarely varies speed
speed according to the according to the text speed according to the
text text
(1) (.75) (.50) (.25)
Almost always speaks Usually speaks clearly Sometimes speaks Rarely speaks clearly
clearly and audibly and audibly clearly and audibly and audibly
(4) (3) (2) (1)
Makes effective use of Makes somewhat Makes minimal use of Rarely makes effective
body language and effective use of body body language and use of body language
facial expressions language and facial facial expressions and facial expressions
expressions
(4) (3) (2) (1)
MARK FOR COMPETENCY 1: ___/30
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Adult Learner’s Results Sheet
__________________________________________
Adult Learner’s Name
Program title: English Language Arts
Course title: English in Poems and Songs
Course code: ENG-4111-1
Version of the examination: C Date: ____________________
Teacher’s name: _______________________________________________________
School board: _________________________________________________________
Adult education centre:___________________________________________________
Comments Result
COMPETENCY 1
Evaluation of the competency
Uses language/talk to
communicate and to _____/30 marks
learn
COMPETENCY 2
Evaluation of the competency
Reads and listens to
written, spoken and _____/70 marks
media texts
Final result _____/100 marks
Correction and Evaluation Guide Page 15 September 2016