Title: Beowulf Boast Assignment

Rubric for Texas TEKS 4.5 A, 4.5 B, 4.5 C, 4.5 D, and 4.8 F

Criteria Exemplary (4) Proficient (3) Developing (2) Beginning (1)

Content (TEKS 4.5 A) The boast includes The boast includes The boast includes The boast lacks detailed and some details and limited details and significant details accurate information accurate information accurate information or accuracy. about Beowulf’s about Beowulf’s about Beowulf’s accomplishments, accomplishments, accomplishments, strengths, and strengths, and strengths, and heroic deeds. heroic deeds. heroic deeds.

Organization (TEKS The boast is well- The boast is The boast is The boast lacks 4.5 B) organized with a adequately somewhat organization and clear introduction, organized with a organized with a coherence, making body paragraphs clear introduction, clear introduction, it difficult to follow that present body paragraphs but lacks clear the sequence of information in a that present transitions between ideas. logical and information in a ideas. coherent manner, logical and and a strong coherent manner, conclusion. and a conclusion.

Language (TEKS 4.5 C) The boast uses The boast uses The boast uses The boast uses vivid and precise descriptive some descriptive limited descriptive language to language to language to language to effectively convey effectively convey convey Beowulf’s convey Beowulf’s Beowulf’s Beowulf’s accomplishments, accomplishments, accomplishments, accomplishments, but lacks resulting in a lack strengths, and strengths, and consistency in of clarity and heroic deeds. heroic deeds. language use. impact.

Presentation (TEKS The boast is The boast is The boast is The boast is 4.5 D) presented in a presented in a presented in a presented in a creative and clear and somewhat disorganized and engaging manner, organized manner, disorganized unengaging manner, utilizing visual utilizing visual manner, with with little to no use aids, appropriate aids, appropriate limited use of of visual aids or tone, and tone, and visual aids or appropriate tone. appropriate appropriate inappropriate tone. gestures. gestures.

Connection to The boast clearly The boast The boast The boast does not Cultural Significance demonstrates a demonstrates some demonstrates little demonstrate any (TEKS 4.8 F) deep understanding understanding of understanding of understanding of of the cultural the cultural the cultural the cultural significance of significance of significance of significance of Beowulf’s Beowulf’s Beowulf’s Beowulf’s accomplishments, accomplishments, accomplishments, accomplishments, strengths, and strengths, and strengths, and strengths, and heroic deeds, and heroic deeds, and heroic deeds, and heroic deeds, and makes connections attempts to make lacks connections lacks connections to relevant connections to to relevant to relevant historical and relevant historical and historical and cultural contexts. historical and cultural contexts. cultural contexts. cultural contexts.

Overall Score: 16-20 11-15 6-10 1-5

Note: This rubric is designed to assess a student’s Beowulf boast assignment based on the specified Texas TEKS standards (4.5 A, 4.5 B, 4.5 C, 4.5 D, and 4.8 F). The criteria and scoring range can be adjusted as per the specific requirements of the assignment.