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<div>My rubrics aren't as good as Eileen's, but here they are. I'm including one for a small project and one for a semester project. "Correctness" includes things like following the assignment specification (instructions) and using loops and other structures
effectively. "Aesthetics" includes things like natural-looking motion, creativity, and attention to detail. For the final project, I expect them to use many of the things we've learned, but I don't give them the rubric ahead of time because I don't what them
to use it as a checklist. I have had one or two students surprised by their grade because of this, but I haven't found the best solution yet.</div>
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<div>On Oct 20, 2012, at 10:40 AM, EILEEN PELUSO wrote:</div>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:rgb(31,73,125)">I’ve attached a couple of rubrics. The first one is the sort of rubric I use for weekly projects. I’ve also included my notes for that project and the two handouts that the
students receive, so you can see how they fit together. On their weekly assignments, they have a list of features, all of which they are to include in their worlds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:rgb(31,73,125)">For their final project, the students get two weeks to work on it before presenting it during finals week. It differs from the weekly projects because they have a list of features
that they can choose from to include. There are actually two rubrics involved. The first one attached (Final Rubric.docx) is an overall rubric that includes some points for their work during the first two weeks, a writing assignment, their presentation,
and they actually get 5 points for completing the other rubric. That rubric is on the last page of the final project description Final Project.docx. They fill it out to give me an idea of which features they’ve chosen to include, so that I’m sure to spot
them and give them appropriate credit.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+pelusoem=lycoming.edu@lists.andrew.cmu.edu" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">alice-teachers-bounces+pelusoem=lycoming.edu@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>[mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+pelusoem=lycoming.edu@lists.andrew.cmu.edu]<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On
Behalf Of<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Kenneth McCarthy<br>
<b>Sent:</b><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, October 18, 2012 10:22 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>alice-teacher Rubrics--what do you use for grading Alice projects?</span></div>
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I hope everyone is having a wonderful year so far.</div>
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I am grateful for this community of Alice educators and I'd like to thank Don and Wanda for keeping us up to speed with the latest and the greatest when it comes to building our worlds in Alice.</div>
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This question goes out to teachers who are using Alice in the classrooms regularly this year:</div>
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What does your grading rubric often look like? </div>
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<span><Rubric for week 1.docx></span><span><Lesson Plan 1.docx></span><span><Story 1.docx></span><span><Week 1.docx></span><span><Final Rubric.docx></span><span><Final Project.docx></span>_______________________________________________<br>
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