Exploring Tessellations and Kaleidoscopes through Transformations

CATEGORY

1. Below Standard

2. Nearly Meets Standard

3. Meets Standard

4. Exceeds Standard

Purpose (Focus)

No Focus evident.

Focus is implied but not clearly articulated or maintained.

Focus is articulated and maintained throughout writing.

Sophisticated Focus that is clearly articulated and maintained throughout writing.

Details

Little or no supporting evidence or evidence does not adequately defend Focus.

Fewer than ___ details effectively support or defend Focus.

At least ___ pieces of adequate evidence support and defend Focus.

Sufficiently detailed evidence that clearly supports and defends the Focus; effectively elaborated.

Organization

Paragraph structure is lacking.

Attempts paragraph structure with some disorganization/lack of coherence.

Effective sentence and paragraph structure adequately responds to prompt (i.e. Focus, _3__ details, and conclusion).

Sophisticated sentence and paragraph structure includes transitions and is exceptionally articulated.

Voice and Tone

Student fails to consider audience, writing format, or vocabulary; voice and tone are not appropriate for the assigned task.

Student presents a generic response with some consideration of audience, writing format, and vocabulary.

Student considers writing format, audience, and vocabulary that are appropriate for the assigned writing task and grade level.

Student creatively chooses and effectively presents audience, writing format, and vocabulary for an assigned writing task and grade level.

Conventions

(Mechanics, Usage,Grammar)

Poor control of conventions. 

(more than _10_errors)

Limited control of conventions.

( _5_ errors)

Appropriate grade-level control of conventions.

( _2_ errors)

Excellent control of conventions.

( _0_ errors)

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5

3-4

1-2

0

Organization

Tessellations are presented in an organized manner. Their construction is complete and accurate.

Tessellations are presented in a somewhat organized manner. Their construction is fairly complete.

Tessellations are organized but not well constructed.

There is no organization to the tessellation.

Complexity of Design

Tessellation was created with non-polygon shapes that connect to create an intricate and complex pattern.

Tessellation was created with complex polygon shapes that connect to create an intricate and complex pattern.

Tessellation was created with simple shapes that connect to create a pattern.

Tessellation is simple and pattern is not complex or interesting.

Completeness of Tessellation

All areas of the tessellation are covered by the complex pattern to completely fit together.

All areas of the tessellation are covered by the simple pattern with few or small holes in the pattern.

Most areas of the tessellation are covered by the simple pattern with some holes in the pattern.

There are major holes in the tessellation and it does not fit together.

Creativity

Tessellation uses unique design and patterns of unusual shapes to form a complex and interesting design.

Tessellation uses a mixture of polygons and interesting shapes to create a nice design.

Tessellation uses some shapes that fit together to form a simple pattern.

There is no creativity to the design.

Follows Instructions

Tessellation covers a poster completely with interesting display and presentation.

Tessellation covers a poster and has a complete presentation.

Tessellation mostly covers an 8.5" x 11"" sheet of paper and has no presentation.

Tessellation does not cover the 8.5" x 11"" paper completely.

Creativity

Totally original design, no element is an exact copy of designs seen in source material.

Most of the Kaleidoscope elements are unique, but 1 element may be copied from source material.

Some aspects of the Kaleidoscope are unique, but several elements are copied from source materials or other students.

The Kaleidoscope is a copy of a Kaleidoscope seen in source material or one made by another student (80% or more of elements are copied).

Attractiveness/Craftsmanship

The Kaleidoscope shows that the creator was took great pride in his/her work. The design and construction look carefully planned.The item is neat.

The Kaleidoscope shows that the creator took pride in his/her work. The design and construction look planned. The item has a few flaws but these do not detract from the overall look.

The design and construction were planned. The item has several flaws (that detract from the overall look.

The Kaleidoscope looks thrown together at the last minute.It appears that little design or planning was done. Craftsmanship is poor.

Knowledge of Transformations

The Kaleidoscope shows that the designer has a full grasp of the transformations used to make the piece and has used complex shapes In its' productions

The Kaleidoscope shows that the designer can use transformations and used a variety of shapes in its production.

The Kaleidoscope shows that the designer has a basic grasp of transformations and used simple shapes in its production.

The Kaleidoscope shows that the designer has little grasp of transformation or put no effort forth in its production.

Sources

The student used 4 or more sources of inspiration correctly cited in the final project.

The student has 3 sources of inspiration correctly cited in the final project.

The student has 2 sources of inspiration correctly cited in the final project.

The student has fewer than 2 sources of inspiration correctly cited.

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4

3

2

1

Presentation

Well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention.

Rehearsed with fairly smooth delivery that holds audience attention most of the time.

Delivery not smooth, but able to maintain interest of the audience most of the time.

Delivery not smooth and audience attention often lost.

Sources

Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. All documented in desired format.

Source information collected for all graphics, facts and Quotes. Most documented in desired format.

Source information collected for graphics, facts and quotes, but not documented in desired format.

Very little or no source information was collected.

Attractiveness

Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation.

Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation.

Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content.

Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentation content.

Requirements

All requirements are met and exceeded.

All requirements are met.

One requirement was not completely met.

More than one requirement was not completely met.

Organization

Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material.

Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed.

Content is logically organized for the most part.

There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.

Workload

The workload is divided and shared equally by all team members.

The workload is divided and shared fairly by all team member's though workloads may vary from person to person.

The workload was divided, but one person in the group is viewed as not doing his/her fair share of the work.

The workload was not divided OR several people in the group are viewed as not doing their fair share of the work.