Organization


 * **Excels** || **Meets all requirements** || **Revise** ||
 * Contains instructions that are perfectly clear and consistent for students throughout the entire plan || Contains adequate instructions for students || Contains unclear or no instructions for students ||
 * Has a logical sequence or progression throughout the plan that students can follow || Has a mostly logical sequence or progression that students can follow || Does not have a logical sequence or progression that students can follow ||
 * Has an appropriate and easy-to-follow format for students || Has an adequate format that is relatively easy for the students to follow || Has a format that is cumbersome and confusing to students ||
 * Contains a highly effective lead and conclusion for students || Contains an adequate lead and conclusion for students || Lacks a lead and conclusion for students ||

-I like this rubric. I do have one question though. The words "adequate" and "appropriate" are used in the rubric. What would constitute an adequately or appropriately organized project? Greg

I am a little unclear about your use of the word format. Is format different than the sequence? or is format the lessons? or is it an indepedent project? I come from early elementary and I don't use that word so much. Please clarify. thanks Sue

I love this rubric also; however, I do have a question.... I am a little unclear about a project having an effective ( or adequate) lead and conclusion for the students????? What is an effective lead????? What is an adequate lead????? Wayne Pritchett

Good point Wayne. I think that the three of us felt we had the same concept of "effective" and "adequate", but perhaps better terms should be explored. Perhaps "lead" should be changed to "introduction". As a techie....I view "format" as the pattern or array into which things are arranged. I think the lay person views "format" as the layout or organization of something. So I think that "organization" is the key word. I think that we were just trying to find another word besides organization. So in this sense, I am wrestling with arguing the need for both the 2nd and 3rd row. Perhaps they should be combined. -Bud

As far as lead and conclusion, how about "provides appropriate content and/or activities to activate prior knowledge and an open-ended conclusion that supports self-directed learning beyond the classroom"