Rubric for Venn Diagram on the Byzantine and Roman Empires

Category of Assessment 4 3 2 1 0
Content of Similarities: Student has 4 or more unique Student has 3 unique similarities Student has 2 unique Student has 1 Student has no
Student must identify at least similarities similarities similarity similarities
four (4) unique similarities
between the Western and Similarities include 1 or two Similarities include 1 or two from a Similarities include 1 or Similarities include Student
Byzantine Empires from a single category and 1 single category and 1 from the two from a single 1 from a single restated/
 1 similarity must be in from the other two categories other two categories category category reworded their
religion similarities
 1 similarity must be in Similarities are truly unique and Similarities are truly unique and are Missing similarities or Similarities are
politics are not restated/reworded for not restated/ reworded for similarities are instead mostly missing
 1 similarity must be in duplication duplication differences
culture/language All four similarities
 The fourth similarity Similarities may be are from a single
can be another in duplicated or repeated, category
religion, politics, not unique, or missing
culture, or language completely
Content of Differences Student has 5 or more unique Student has 3 or 4 unique Student has 2 unique Student has 1 Student has no
(Western Roman Empire): differences differences differences difference differences
Student must identify at least
five (5) unique differences Differences include at least 3 Differences include 1 or 2 from a Differences include 2 Differences include Student
 3 of the 5 differences from a single category and at single category and 1 or 2 from the from 1 or 2 categories 1 from a single restated/
must address political least 2 from the other category other category category reworded their
structuring and Missing differences or differences
territorial loss Differences are truly unique Differences are truly unique and are differences are Differences are
 2 of the 5 differences and are not restated/reworded not restated/ reworded for similarities mostly missing
 must relate to religion,
culture, or language
Content of Differences
(Byzantine Empire): Student
must identify at least five (5)
unique differences
 3 of the 5 differences
must address political
structuring and
territorial loss
 2 of the 5 differences
must relate to religion,
culture, or language
Grammar and Syntax of Venn
Diagram Contents: All
contents must be a in the
form of a sentence with no
grammatical and spelling
errors.
for duplication duplication
Differences may be All five differences
duplicated or repeated, are from a single
not unique, or missing category
completely
Student has 5 or more unique Student has 3 or 4 unique Student has 2 unique Student has 1 Student has no
differences differences differences difference differences
Differences include at least 3 Differences include 1 or 2 from a Differences include 2 Differences include Student
from a single category and at single category and 1 or 2 from the from 1 or 2 categories 1 from a single restated/
least 2 from the other category other category category reworded their
Missing differences or differences
Differences are truly unique Differences are truly unique and are differences are Differences are
and are not restated/reworded not restated/ reworded for similarities mostly missing
for duplication duplication
Differences may be All five differences
duplicated or repeated, are from a single
not unique, or missing category
completely
All contents are in the form of a All contents are in the form of a All contents are in the All contents are in Student did
sentence with no grammatical sentence, but grammar and spelling form of a sentence, but the form of a not complete
and spelling errors errors are found in 5-10% of the grammar and spelling sentence, but Venn Diagram
Venn Diagram errors are found in 15- grammar and
25% of the Venn spelling errors are
Diagram found in more than
 25% of the Venn
Diagram

Total Points: /16