Biography Presentation Rubric—Elementary

Theme

My biography has a theme that says something important about the person and ties the entire publication together.

My biography describes a topic about the person that ties the publication together.

My biography is all about one person.

My biography seems to be about different people or topics.

Elaboration

I include many appropriate, well-developed, concrete details and facts that show why my theme is important.

I include details related to my topic.

I include some details related my topic, but some parts of my biography are general without concrete examples or events.

My biography is general without specific, concrete details.

Interpretation

I use my personal experiences and other knowledge to make reasonable connections, form valid opinions, and draw logical conclusions about the person my biography is about.

I make some reasonable inferences about the person my biography is about.

Some of the inferences I make about the person my biography is about are not based on facts.

My biography only has facts about the person I am writing about, or my inferences are not logical or reasonable.

Language

I use interesting, concrete, and powerful words in my biography to explain why my theme is important.

I use interesting language in my biography.

I use ordinary language in my biography.

I use confusing language in my biography.

Research Sources

I use many good sources in my biography

I use more than two good sources in my biography, and

I use one or two sources in my biography.

I do not use any sources.

Citing Sources

I cite and format all of my sources correctly.

I cite most of my sources correctly.

I cite some of my sources correctly.

I do not cite my sources correctly.

Writing

I use interesting, clear, concrete language to create pictures in my audience’s minds.

I use concrete, clear language in my biography.

I try to use concrete, clear language in my biography, but some parts are unclear.

The language in my biography is vague and unclear.

Presentation

I used many formatting tools to help show what is important about my subject.

I used some formatting tools to help make my presentation better.

I tried to use one or two formatting tool to help make my presentation better.

I did not try to use any formatting tools.

Conventions

My biography has no spelling, punctuation, capitalization, or grammar errors.

My biography has one or two minor spelling, punctuation, capitalization, or grammar errors.

My biography has several spelling, punctuation, capitalization, or grammar errors that take away from the meaning of my biography.

My biography has so many spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar errors that it is difficult to understand.