2 of my voices - embededded assessment # 2 - grading criteria

These are the areas that will be graded: (as per the rubric on p. 51-52)

ideas:

• original texts skillfully demonstrate unique voices reflecting two different subcultures by:
• coherently communicating a message about the speaker, the speaker's group, or the speaker's part in a group
• clearly targeting that message to an inteded audience
• skillyfully employing vivid imagery and language (diction and syntax) to convey specific tones appropriate to teh purpose and audience.

Organization

• ideas are arranges in a way that perceptively supports a specific voice and communicates teh intended message
• The texts creatively and accurately relate to specific voices and are appropriately formatted.

Reflective text

• The reflection insightfully and thoroughly explains the writer's different voices
• it justifies using those voices for a given situation, audience and purpose by thoughtfully analyzing the significance of voice as necessary life skill and expression of identity.

Evidence of the writing process and rehearsal

• the texts and oral delivery demonstrate thoughtful planning, significant revision and careful editing in preparing publishable drafts and the final performance