Rubric+3+-+Discussion+Board

Here is the final draft of the rubric for the Discussion Board. Since it is a Spanish class, the post must be completely written in Spanish and students will be graded on content as well as grammar and spelling. They should take time on the post to proofread and make sure it is their best work. Language and content ideas are both important in the post.

Discussion Board Rubric
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 * CATEGORY || **4 ** || **3 ** || **2 ** || **1 ** ||
 * **Content ** || The discussion **evaluates** the sides of the immigration debate by thoroughly answering each of the 3 questions posed in the post by providing at least 3 details of supporting evidence/arguments. || The discussion **evaluates** the sides of the immigration debate by answering all 3 questions but there are only 1-2 details of supporting evidence provided. || The discussion post does not adequately evaluate the immigration debate; only answers 2 out of the 3 questions and/or does not provide support/evidence. || The discussion post does not adequately evaluate the sides of the immigration debate; only answers 1 of the questions posed and/or does not provide evidence/support. ||
 * **Ideas ** || Ideas were expressed in a clear and organized fashion. It was easy to follow the discussion post and the author demonstrates **understanding** of the topic. || Ideas were expressed in a pretty clear manner, but the organization could have been better. For example, paragraphs were not separated or there were no transitions. However, the organization does not detract from the author’s displayed **understanding** of the topic. || Ideas were somewhat organized, but were not very clear. It took more than one reading to figure out the author\'s stance on immigration. The author’s understanding of immigration is not clear. || The discussion seems to be a collection of unrelated sentences. It was very difficult to figure out what the author's thoughts on immigration were. There is no clear evidence of understanding of the debate. ||
 * **Grammar & spelling (conventions) ** || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Writer makes no errors or 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling. Writer **applies** the use of each preterit and imperfect verbs in at least 5 instances. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling. Writer **applies** the use of the past tense verbs in at least 3-5 instances. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Writer makes 5-6 errors in grammar and/or spelling. Writer applies the use of the past tense verbs in at least 1-2 instances. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Writer makes more than 6 errors in grammar and/or spelling. The writer does not apply the past tense verbs to the post. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Length ** || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The blog is 200 or more words. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The post is slightly under the 200 word mark. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The post is significantly shorter than 200 words, but it does not take away from the content. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The post has less than 100 words which does not lead to demonstration of student comprehension of the given topic. ||