5th Grade Report Card Rubric

Fifth Grade Report Card Rubric	4 Exemplary	3 Accomplished	2 Developing	1 Beginning
A. With sensitivity to cultural differences, students compare language patterns and derivatives in conversational French and Spanish.	Letter grades are based on an average of the scores from the various quizzes and projects from each term.
B. Cooperative and respectful	Always displays cooperative and respectful behavior to students and teachers.  Goes out of his/her way to help others and be considerate of others’ feelings and needs.	Displays cooperative and respectful behavior to students and teachers most of the time.	Displays cooperative and respectful behavior to students and teachers sometimes.  May need reminders on how to behave respectfully.	Seldom displays cooperative and respectful behavior to students and teachers.  Even with reminders, behavior may not improve.
C. Follows classroom directions given in Spanish and French	Always listens carefully to and follows directions given in Spanish.  Is able to (at least partially) decipher new directions based on the words and structures that he/she already knows.	Carefully listens to and follows directions given in Spanish.	Carefully listens to and follows directions given in Spanish, with some help and repetition needed at times.	Seldom listens to or follows directions given in Spanish. Cannot decipher phrases that are used frequently in class, even with help.
D. Obtains information by asking familiar questions and interpreting Spanish/French spoken in class	Always obtains information in class by using familiar questions, as well as combining other structures and vocabulary to formulate new questions.  Is able to interpret Spanish spoken by others and retain the information for further use.	Consistently obtains information in class, using familiar and formulaic questions.  Is able to interpret Spanish spoken by others and retain the information for further use.	Obtains information in class, using familiar and formulaic questions.  Is able to interpret Spanish spoken by others.  May need help and repetition to understand and retain information.	Seldom obtains information in class, using familiar and formulaic questions.  Is often unable to interpret Spanish spoken by others.
E. Recognizes distinct cultural products and practices in Spanish and French speaking cultures	Always recognizes distinct cultural products and practices in Spanish and French speaking countries.  Can identify products and practices unique to these regions and compare them in a meaningful manner to those of their own culture.   Can explain the origins and importance of these products and practices.	Consistently recognizes distinct cultural products and practices in Spanish and French speaking countries.  Can identify some products and practices unique to these regions and compare them to those of their own culture.  Understands some of the origins and importance of these products and practices.	Occasionally recognizes distinct cultural products and practices in Spanish and French speaking countries.  Can identify some products and practices unique to those regions but has difficulty comparing to their own culture beyond the surface.  Does not understand the origins and importance of these products and practices.	Rarely recognizes distinct cultural products and practices in Spanish and French speaking countries.  Cannot identify products and practices unique to those regions.  Does not understand the origins and importance of these products and practices.
F. Identifies linguistic characteristics of French and Spanish and makes comparisons to English	Always is able to identify linguistic characteristics of French and Spanish and compares them to English.  Notices linguistic differences without prompting.	Sometimes is able to identify linguistic characteristics of French and Spanish and occasionally compares them to English.  Can identify differences with prompting.	Occasionally is able to identify linguistic characteristics of French and Spanish.  Has difficulty comparing these characteristics to English.  Has trouble identifying differences with prompting.	Unable to identify linguistic characteristics of French and Spanish and compare them to English.  Cannot identifying differences with prompting.