Task Rubric - A Report on a Natural Hazard

							10     The Ontario Curriculum – Exemplars, Grade 11: Canadian and World Studies


Task Rubric – A Report on a Natural Hazard

Expectations*                Criteria                        Level 1                        Level 2                        Level 3                        Level 4
Knowledge/Understanding
                 The student:
       2           – accurately identifies and     – identifies and describes     – identifies and describes     – identifies and describes     – identifies and describes
                     describes the mecha-            the mechanisms of change       the mechanisms of change       the mechanisms of change       the mechanisms of change
                     nisms of change as they         with limited accuracy          with some accuracy             with considerable accuracy     with a high degree of
                     apply to the particular                                                                                                      accuracy
                     hazard being studied at
                     the named location

Thinking/Inquiry
                   The student:
       3           – provides government offi-     – provides advice on short-    – provides advice on short-    – provides advice on short-    – provides advice on short-
                     cials with effective advice     term preparation that is       term preparation that is       term preparation that is       term preparation that is
                     on short-term preparation       of limited effectiveness       somewhat effective             of considerable                highly effective
                     (e.g., suggestions are                                                                        effectiveness
                     practical; justification is
                     sound)
                   – provides government offi-     – provides advice on long-     – provides advice on long-     – provides advice on long-     – provides advice on long-
                     cials with effective advice     term preparation that is       term preparation that is       term preparation that is       term preparation that is
                     on long-term preparation        of limited effectiveness       somewhat effective             of considerable                highly effective
                     (e.g., suggestions are                                                                        effectiveness
                     practical; justification is
                     sound)
                   – provides government offi-     – provides steps for dealing   – provides steps for dealing   – provides steps for dealing   – provides steps for dealing
                     cials with useful steps for     with the aftermath of a        with the aftermath of a        with the aftermath of a        with the aftermath of a
                     dealing with the aftermath      disaster that are of lim-      disaster that are some-        disaster that are of con-      disaster that are highly
                     of a disaster (e.g., steps      ited usefulness                what useful                    siderable usefulness           useful
                     are practical; supporting
                     statements are sound)
Expectations*                  Criteria                           Level 1                          Level 2                           Level 3                       Level 4
Communication
                     The student:
        4            – writes a report that is         – writes a report that is lim-   – writes a report that has        – writes a report that has a   – writes a report that has a
                       clear and logically               ited in clarity and logical      some degree of clarity and        considerable degree of         high degree of clarity and
                       organized                         organization                     logical organization              clarity and logical            logical organization
                                                                                                                            organization
                     – uses a voice and language       – uses a voice and language      – uses a voice and language       – uses a voice and language    – uses a voice and language
                       that are appropriate for          that are appropriate to a        that are somewhat                 that are appropriate to a      that are highly appropriate
                       an audience of govern-            limited degree                   appropriate                       considerable degree
                       ment officials (e.g., formal
                       tone, correct terminlogy)
                     – provides a visual that          – provides a visual that         – provides a visual that          – provides a visual that       – provides a visual that
                       supports and enhances             supports and enhances            supports and enhances             supports and enhances          supports and enhances
                       the written information           the written information to       the written information           the written information        the written information
                                                         a limited degree                 to some degree                    to a considerable degree       to a high degree

Application
                     The student:
        1            – effectively evaluates the       – evaluates the impact on        – evaluates the impact on         – evaluates the impact on      – evaluates the impact on
                       impact of the hazard on           the local population with        the local population with         the local population with      the local population with
                       the local population              limited effectiveness            some effectiveness                considerable effectiveness     a high degree of
                       (e.g., provides relevant                                                                                                            effectiveness
                       and detailed information)

*The expectations that correspond to the numbers given in this chart are listed on page 9.
Note: A student whose overall achievement at the end of a course is below level 1 (that is, below 50%) will not obtain a credit for the course.




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