iRubric: Wax Museum Biography Project Rubric

Ideas and facts are disorganized, unclear, or just listed.
Topic sentences and conclusions are missing and many details are stray and unclear.

Facts and details are not well organized into paragraphs with clear main ideas. There are few topic sentences and some details are stray ideas. Indentions are not clear.

Paragraphs are well organized. There are almost no stray ideas and topic sentences help to separate and organize. Indentions are done correctly.

Main ideas are stated in topic sentences. Facts, examples, and details are organized in paragraphs creating a good flow. Conclusion paragraph ends on good note.

Many mistakes make the paper hard to understand. Did not take time to revise or edit.

Mistakes sometimes make the essay hard to understand. Did not take enough time to revise or edit.

There are a few mistakes, but they do not affect understanding.

There are almost no errors in grammar, capitalization, spelling or usage.

Student did not have costume appropriate to character. Student read from script with difficulty and had no eye contact with the audience. There were no attempts to use voice variations and presentation was monotone.

Student was dressed with minimal attention to character detail. Student read from the script and used minimal eye contact during the presentation. There were few attempts to use voice variations during presentation.

Student was dressed appropriately in costume. Student used script very little and used some eye contact during the presentation. Student attempted to use voice variations to engage audience.

Student was dressed in appropriate costume for their character and used appropriate props. Student had script memorized and maintained eye contact during presentation. Student also used voice variations to engage audience.