Student will be
able to research and write a biography of a selected
poet using at least three references and APA format.
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Student copied and
pasted a biography from another source. APA Format was
not used.
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Student included a
a few facts about his/her poet in a specific order.
Student used one or two resources for their research.
APA format was attempted.
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Student used three
resources for their research. Student listed several
events in chronological order. APA format was mostly
correct.
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Student used more than
three resources for their biography. Student synthesized
the ideas and put them together in a coherent manner.
Student used proper APA references and parentheticals.
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Students will be
able to demonstrate an understanding of Standard American
English.
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Student copied and
pasted their text from another source.
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Student has many mistakes
with subject/verb agreement, capitalization and punctuation.
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Student has a few mistakes
in subject/verb agreement, punctuation and capitalization.
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Student's grasp of
grammar, punctuation and capitalization are evident
throughout the paper.
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The student will
be able to interpret three poems by a selected poet.
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Student copied and
pasted interpretations found in other sources.
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Student attempted to
interpret the poems but did not make the connection
between their thoughts and the text.
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Student connected with
the text and made those connections clear, although
there were a few minor problems.
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Student clearly understood
the poems and clearly communicated that understanding
in writing.
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