Thursday, 2/17/00
Rubric Vocabulary
  1. A level six paper would be very __________; showing a deeper understanding of the problem.
  2. A level five paper would be very ___________ and energetic, but not quite have the force of a six.
  3. A level four paper, while fairly well-written, will be "___________, not surprising, not especially convincing."
  4. A level three paper would be "___________, flat, hurried", as though the writer were merely trying to get it done.
  5. Any paper that is at least a three will have at least one _________ solution to the problem.
  6. A level two paper will be at least partially (in)____________.
  7. Some teachers, who may have been on the job too long, do their jobs in a most _________ way; simply going through the motions...
  8. ...while other teachers can be ____________ and interesting.
  9. "What's my grade?" is an (ir)___________ question during a discussion about Tom Sawyer.
  10. "I did it," he said very _________(ly).
  11. EC: Turn engaging (adj) into the verb it comes from.
  12. EC: Turn coherent (adj) into the verb it comes from.
  13. EC: Turn insightful (adj) into the noun it comes from.
  14. EC: Turn perfunctory (adj) into an adverb. (Spelling counts!)


perfunctory, engaging, coherent, relevant, insightful, matter-of-fact

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