Renaissance Collection Rubric

Criteria	Outstanding 5 points	Good 3 points	Does Not Meet Standards 1 point
Artist’s, Architect’s, or Writer’s Background	§ Includes full name § Year and place of birth § Family background and/or early life § Significant life experiences § Year and place of death	§ Contains many, but not all background elements	§ Contains a few background elements, but most are missing or information is inaccurate
Description of Contributions	§ Description of media or genre used § Innovation or new ideas used in work(s) § Identification of most famous/well-known work(s) § Where may works be found/seen today	§ Contains many, but not all descriptive elements	§ Contains few descriptive elements or descriptions are inaccurate
Example(s) of Work	§ Provided example of the “best” of this Renaissance person § Presented work in a format appropriate for classroom presentation	§ Used example that did not represent “best work” § Format was not appropriate for class presentation	§ Used poor example that could not be used for class
Explanation of How Work Represent Renaissance Values	§ Identified Renaissance values—symmetry, perspective proportion, realism, Greco-Roman classicism, (humanism in written works)—with specific examples	§ Identified values, but did not provide (accurate) examples from work	§ Did not identify values or give examples from work
Persuasive Tone	§ Made a convincing case for the inclusion of the artist, architect, or writer § Used criteria accurately in presentation § Showed confidence in the presentation	§ Made a reasonable case, but not truly persuasive § Did not appropriately use criteria to support case	§ Not convincing § Did not support case with criteria
Written Work: Grammar, Spelling, Followed Writing Conventions	§ Correct and clean § Edited and ready to publish	§ Noticeable errors § Needs editing	§ Needs a great deal of editing § Many errors § Not ready for publication