Activity Instructions
The descriptors are all garbler-ed! Some of The Garbler's vague, unmeasurable descriptors have infiltrated the rubric's green cells, pushing some of Crystal Clarity's descriptors down in the "Garbler-ed Descriptors" section. Plus, Crystal's remaining descriptors in the rubric aren't in the right row or column. Sort out this mess by identifying Crystal's descriptors and dragging them into the appropriate cells.
After you believe you have the descriptors in the correct cell, click the Check Answers button. Hover or tap the question mark to display a rationale about why you’re correct or incorrect.
Activity Instructions
Choose the three rubric criteria from the Criteria Bank that meet all four rubric criteria attributes (view these attributes by clicking the corresponding purple tab). Then drag the appropriate attributes into a 'Criteria' box on the rubric.
Click the I Bet I'm Right button to check your answers. Then click the question mark on each criterion to display the rationale.
Refer to the criteria in the Superhero Identity Rubric for examples.
Rubric Descriptor Attributes
- Describe observable and measurable evidence
- Begin with the same word or type of words (e.g., they each start with an -ing word, or a verb like “count/read/compare”)
- Indicate the degree to which the criterion is fulfilled
Rubric Critera Attributes
- Precise – Does the criterion focus on a single element rather than a broad topic? For example, "Paragraph structure" is more specific and manageable than "Essay conventions."
- Observable and measurable – Does the criterion refer to behaviors instead of attitudes or abstract qualities? For example, "Individual contribution to the final project" can be evaluated with evidence; "Teamwork" is too general, and "Commitment to the group's success" focuses on an attitude, "commitment."
- Essential – Does the criterion represent a vital component of the learning standards or outcomes? "Understanding of the water cycle" is necessary for a project on regional ecosystems, whereas "Knowledge of states of matter" is related but probably not essential.
- Distinct – Does the criterion avoid overlapping or including other criteria elements? Having "Purposeful body language" and "Persuasive gestures" in the same rubric is probably not effective, because body language includes gestures.
Example Rubric: Superhero Identity Rubric
Criteria | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Compellingly traumatic backstory of alter ego | 1-2 mild childhood disappointments (e.g., lame birthday presents, rejection by junior high crush). | 1-2 genuinely tough circumstances at home/school (e.g., grade-school bullying, parents’ bitter divorce). | 3+ crippling traumas (e.g., witnessing parents’ brutal murder and/or destruction of home planet, rapture of dog in tornado). |
Sufficiently conflicted love interest | Superhero and love interest have caught each other’s eye but are not on speaking terms. | Superhero and love interest care for each other but decide to remain just friends due to professional incompatibility. | Superhero and love interest know that their relationship is a neon sign of vulnerability to villains everywhere, but despite several abductions and rescues they still can’t leave each other alone. |
Appropriately supportive sidekick | Sidekick gets coffee, makes copies, carries selfie stick, and leads crowd in cheers. | Sidekick assists in confrontations with up to 3 assailants. Updates Twitter and Instagram. Serves as sounding board and shoulder to lean on. | Sidekick assists in confrontations with 4+ assailants. Dispatches with henchmen. Maintains own Twitter and Instagram accounts. Shares celebratory glass of ginger ale. |
Criteria | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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- Criteria Bank
- Dramatic verbal trade
with villain - Minimal damage to surrounding buildings
- Adequate protection of innocent bystanders
- Awesomeness
- Fighting spirit and skills
- Effective use of laser-based weaponry
Describe observable and measurable evidence.
Begin with the same words or type of word.
Superhero leaps … | Superhero runs … | Superhero flies … |
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The descriptors are all garbler-ed! Some of The Garbler's vague, unmeasurable descriptors have infiltrated the rubric's green cells, pushing some of Crystal Clarity's descriptors down in the "Garbler-ed Descriptors" section.
Plus, Crystal's remaining descriptors in the rubric aren't in the right row or column. Sort out this mess by identifying Crystal's descriptors and dragging them into the appropriate cells.
Criteria | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Dramatic verbal trade with villain | |||
Adequate protection of innocent bystanders | |||
Minimal damage to surrounding buildings | |||
Garbler-ed Descriptors | |||
- Superhero and villain trade at least 2 taunts/ threats each.
- Superhero and villain trade at least 2 taunts/ threats and the same number of witty repartees.
- Superhero and villain trade 5+ taunts/ threats, witty repartees, and painful historical revelations that make one of them cry “Noooo!”
- Superhero rescues 1 civilian from possible harm.
- Superhero saves 2 – 4 civilians from probable death.
- Superhero rescues 5+ civilians from their certain demise.
- 67–100% damage sustained by buildings within a 20–mile radius.
- 34–66% damage sustained by buildings within a 10–mile radius.
- 0–33% damage sustained by buildings within a 5–mile radius.
- Superhero and villain insult each other.
- Insults degenerate into “Yo mama” barbs.
- Superhero rescues a minimal number of civilians.
- Even more civilians are saved.
- Superhero restricts damage to 34–66% within a 10–mile radius.
- Not much if any damage to surrounding buildings.