Evaluating Using The Rubric

How do we equally apply the rubric, really understanding the way it functions?

As we looked at the rubric we identified words that were new to us. Here is a list of the class's new vocabulary words:

Valid = legitimate; legally acceptable; not expired; logical; well-founded

Sparse = far and few between

Minimal = very little

Sophisticated = classy, smart, well-read, intelligent, experienced in the world, well-educated, complex

Analysis = The separation of a whole into its component parts in order to study the parts and their relation to the whole

Thesis = an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument

Viable = clear, something that can be verified

Then we began to identify vocabulary in the first student essay:
Infrastructure =
1) An underlying base or foundation, especially for an organization or system
2) The basic facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society

and we verified the spelling of the word
definitely

We identified criteria for evaluating the essays, and began to apply it to student-created essays that we examined as a group. Students corrected grammar, punctuation and spelling errors in the first essay.