Old school activity today, where you take the deliverable, have the students remind each other what the deliverable is, and then have them write down one idea about what would make it outstanding work. Then you pass the paper every forty-five seconds or so and have them fill up the sheet with ideas. You finish by having everyone read out their favorite answers and collate them into your rubric.

Old teacher trick: Figure out where to sit so you can monitor who is writing what.

Old teacher trick two: Write down what you want on the rubric as the pieces go by so kids can see your expectations and build on them.

Examples of student work for this:

Final Rubric Pieces:

Outstanding Script:

Outstanding Schematic: If a newcomer can build your composter based on your design! Looking at it, someone has an obvious idea about what you will be making; easy to understand and “see” the design. Dimensions are accurate and to scale; the materials and building process are obvious and clearly explained in the sketch/schematic; Multiple drafts; Changes/revisions have been made and with each sketch there is obvious and documentable progress; the method of composting is clear and ensures that compost will be produced within time limit.

Outstanding Proposal: