IMO effort needs to be framed as something different than how it is usually thought of : grading "tries hard" but usually meaning children who are really still very effective in whatever the subject is (the feel better approach) OR conversely a way to subtly punish kids who are good and don't give their all (the "not living up to expectations but I can't really give you a bad grade because you're meeting standards" approach).
Effort should be a significant, perhaps fundamental, part of what is valued in being a reader and writer. In reading we don't just read the words correctly. Making meaning requires time, rereading, considering multiple interpretations, wrestling with the text etc. In short, it takes effort. Writing means writing and rerwriting and revising (really reseeing) etc. Perseverence, wrestling with complexity. These are all characteristics of effective readers and writers, all of them. Those are all issues involved with effort in my view. So the rubrics need to give that message! Sally On 10/19/10 3:47 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone have a good rubric for grading Effort in Reading and > Language Arts activities? > Our report card must reflect effort in these areas. > Thanks, > Marianne > >> > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
