Lesson 2. Assessment Rubric for Assignment 2

Advanced:
You identified 5 political cartoons and the symbols in the cartoons. You have plausible interpretations for their meaning and defended your interpretation with examples. You included the responses from 3 others and noted similarities and differences among the 5 cartoons relating to meaning found in the captions as well as in visual images.
You used correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.

Competent:
You identified 5 political cartoons, and some of the symbols in each cartoon; most of your interpretations were plausible and included some examples. You included the responses from 3 others, but the discussion of similarities and differences among the 5 cartoons is limited. You had 1 or 2 errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation.

Beginner:
You chose 5 political cartoons, but some of them are not political in nature. You identified only 1 or 2 symbols from all 5 cartoons and your explanations were not clear. You included the responses from only 1 or 2 others; your choice of similarities and differences was not clear and may not relate to the meaning of the cartoons. You had 3 or 4 errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation.

Unsatisfactory:
You did not find 5 cartoons or your explanation of the cartoons only dealt with what is pictured and not with the satirical or symbolic meaning of the work. You failed to get responses from others. You had a number of errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation.