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Grammar Task Rubric #1 ENG 102

Grammar Portfolio

Directions: Following in-class direct instruction and practice, a task for each topic will be

assigned. Students will complete each task according to the following guidelines.

Format& CreativityEach task is labeled. Items within tasks are labeled as needed.Knowledge is presented in an original way. Examples include but are not limited to usingtechnology such as websites, PowerPoints, Prezi; scrapbooking, incorporation of pictures,

keepsake boxes, etc. The portfolio shows more effort than typed or handwritten entries in a

binder, notebook, or on a blank PowerPoint.

CompletenessEvery task item must be complete. For example, if Task Item #6 requires three

sentences and only two are written, the task item is incomplete.

AccuracyTask items will be graded according to the correct application of the grammar or

mechanical rule.

General Grammar & MechanicsAdherence to basic grammar and mechanical rules such as

end punctuation, beginning capitalization, MLA format, etc. is evident. Each task builds upon

another. For example, Task Item #4 teaches capitalization. Every Task Item completedafterwards must follow all of the rules of capitalization.

A15 pts. B13 pts. C11 pts. D10 pts. F8 pts.

Format &

CreativityAll

characteristicsapparent

1 characteristic

is weak or

missing

2 characteristics

are weak or

missing

3 characteristics

are weak or

missing

4 or more

characteristics

are weak or

missing

A30 pts. B26 pts. C23 pts. D20 pts. F17 pts.

Completeness Allcharacteristics

apparent

1 characteristic

is weak or

missing

2 characteristics

are weak or

missing

3 characteristics

are weak or

missing

4 or more

characteristics

are weak or

missing

Accuracy All

characteristics

apparent

1 characteristic

is weak or

missing

2 characteristics

are weak or

missing

3 characteristics

are weak or

missing

4 or more

characteristics

are weak or

missing

A25 pts. B21 pts. C19 pts. D16 pts. F14 pts.

General

Grammar &

Mechanics

less than 2 errors

in grammar or

mechanics

3-4 errors in

grammar and

mechanics

5-6 errors in

grammar and

mechanics

7-8 errors in

grammar and

mechanics

9 or more errors

in grammar and

mechanics

EARNED:

100 Points Total

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Grammar Task Rubric #1 ENG 102

Grammar Tasks #11. Rank the five stages of the writing process in order of which you find the least to most

difficult and explain why.

2. Pretend that you are writing an essay that is 9 pages in length. Create a complete MLAWorks Cited Page using the following sources:

interview in person with Robert Akins, November 19, 2010 Website article by Dr. Joshua Smith entitled The Many Uses of Pencils. It was

published March 22, 2010 and viewed August 3, 2012. The URL iswww.articlesonline.smith/pencils.html

Pens vs. Pencilswritten by Henry Goldman and Elizabeth Howard. Published byGold House in Philadelphia in 1989.

The Beauty of Mechanical Pencilsby Alexander Morrow, published by Westing

Forge in Denver, CO in 2011.

Short video called The Ink of Mystery, directed by Bernard Howard and starring KurtSherman, distributed by Public Video in November 2009.

Encyclopedia of Stylearticle, Writing Utensils, by John Gruber, published in 2008,

5th

edition3. Complete and include the answers to the AlleyCat Tutorial.4. Write a paragraph using each quotation mark rule (there are 8 typed in green).

5. Write five active verbs. Write five passive verbs.

6. Restructure or rewrite five sentences that end in a preposition. Make sure to include theoriginal sentence.

7. Give an incorrect example of each shift rule. Then, correct the example.

8. Create an illustration to aid in remembering each proofreading mark (there are 10).

9. Create a mad lib in which players have to apply each Pronoun Reference rule and eachPronoun & Antecedent Agreement rule.

10.Create a who/whom worksheet

11.

Write three sentence fragments.12.Write three comma-splice run-ons. Write three fused run-ons.

13.Write a letter to a pen pal using each type of sentence variety (there are 7).

14.Write one sentence illustrating each capitalization rule (there are 11).