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Assessment Rubric for Choosing Hallowe’en Costumes Activity

Assessment Rubric for CHOOSING HALLOWE’EN COSTUMES

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Level 3 

Level 4 

Knowledge and Understanding 

Knowledge of content

 

Demonstrates limited knowledge of how costumes can be considered media texts and send messages.
Demonstrates some knowledge of how costumes can be considered media texts and send messages.
Demonstrates considerable knowledge of how costumes can be considered media texts and send messages.
Demonstrates thorough knowledge of how costumes can be considered media texts and send messages.

Understanding of content

Demonstrates limited understanding of the messages that costumes can send about diversity, gender, identity, and cultural appropriation.
Demonstrates some understanding of the messages that costumes can send about diversity, gender, identity, and cultural appropriation.
Demonstrates considerable understanding of the messages that costumes can send about diversity, gender, identity, and cultural appropriation.
Demonstrates thorough understanding of the messages that costumes can send about diversity, gender, identity, and cultural appropriation.

Thinking 

 

Use of planning skills

Struggles to identify and consider the messages a costume might send before choosing a costume.
Can identify some of the messages a costume might send, but may not consider all of the implications before choosing a costume.
Carefully considers the messages a costume might send before choosing a costume.
Thoroughly considers the messages a costume might send and makes insightful connections to broader social issues before choosing a costume.
Use of processing skills
Has difficulty analyzing costumes and identifying the messages they send about different groups of people.
Can analyze costumes and identify some of the messages they send about different groups of people.
Can thoughtfully analyze costumes and identify the messages they send about different groups of people.
Can thoroughly analyze costumes and provide insightful interpretations of the messages they send about different groups of people.
Use of critical/creating thinking processes
Struggles to apply critical thinking skills to evaluate the appropriateness of costumes.
Can apply some critical thinking skills to evaluate the appropriateness of costumes.
Can apply critical thinking skills to effectively evaluate the appropriateness of costumes.
Can apply a high degree of critical thinking skills to evaluate the appropriateness of costumes, demonstrating a nuanced understanding of the topic.

Communication 

Expresison and organization of ideas

Has difficulty expressing ideas and information about costumes and their messages clearly and coherently.
Can express some ideas and information about costumes and their messages, but may lack clarity or coherence.
Can express ideas and information about costumes and their messages clearly and coherently.
Can express ideas and information about costumes and their messages in a highly effective, engaging, and insightful manner.

Communication for different audiences and purposes in oral, visual, and written forms, including media forms.

Struggles to communicate effectively about costumes and their messages to different audiences.
Can communicate about costumes and their messages to different audiences with some effectiveness.
Can communicate effectively about costumes and their messages to different audiences.
Can communicate with a high degree of effectiveness about costumes and their messages to different audiences, adapting their communication style appropriately.
Use of conventions
Uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology related to media literacy and costume analysis with limited effectiveness.
Uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology related to media literacy and costume analysis with some effectiveness.
Uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology related to media literacy and costume analysis with considerable effectiveness.
Uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology related to media literacy and costume analysis with a high degree of effectiveness.

Application 

Application of knowledge and skills in familiar contexts 

Struggles to apply knowledge and skills about media literacy and costume analysis to make informed choices about costumes.
Can apply some knowledge and skills about media literacy and costume analysis to make informed choices about costumes.
Can apply knowledge and skills about media literacy and costume analysis to make informed choices about costumes.
Can apply a high degree of knowledge and skills about media literacy and costume analysis to make insightful and responsible choices about costumes.
Making connections

Makes limited connections between learning about costumes and other contexts, such as personal experiences, current events, or other subject areas.
Makes some connections between learning about costumes and other contexts, such as personal experiences, current events, or other subject areas.
Makes considerable connections between learning about costumes and other contexts, such as personal experiences, current events, or other subject areas.
Makes insightful and meaningful connections between learning about costumes and other contexts, such as personal experiences, current events, or other subject areas.