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Academic Expectation
1. The Cranston High School West graduate will exhibit proficient communication skills through reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Targeted Achievement: 1.2 Speak effectively, communicating ideas and information in a variety of circumstances.

RUBRIC
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Levels of Performance
Criteria
Exemplary
Proficient
Emerging
Beginning
Indicators
Purpose Establishes and maintains a clear purpose, demonstrates a clear understanding of audience and task. Establishes a clear purpose, demonstrates an awareness of audience and task. Attempts to establish a purpose, demonstrates some awareness of audience and task. Lacks a purpose, demonstrates minimal awareness of audience and tasks, lacks clear ideas.
Organization Establishes and engages effective introduction and conclusion. Progression of main ideas is clear and logical. Appropriate transitions are easy to follow. Establishes an effective introduction and conclusion. Progression of main ideas is clear. Appropriate transitions are easy to follow. Establishes a simplistic introduction and conclusion. Progression of main ideas has minor inconsistencies in unity and coherence. Standard transitions are evident. Attempts an introduction and/or conclusion. Little evidence of progression of main idea. Transitions are missing.
Content Includes all expected content. Main ideas are developed in depth and extensively supported by effective details and/or vivid examples. Includes expected content. Main ideas are developed and supported. Includes relevant content. Main ideas are stated and support attempted. Includes relevant content and main ideas with teacher assistance.
Delivery: Language Usage Uses engaging, sophisticated language and targeted vocabulary. Pronunciation is correct in standard English or world language. Inflection, intonation, and appropriate gestures enhance delivery. Uses target vocabulary and correct pronunciation in standard English or world language. Uses simplistic vocabulary with few errors in standard English or world language. Uses vague vocabulary and incorrect pronunciation. Errors in standard English or world language are common.
         
Cranston High School West / Cranston Area Career and Technical Center
School-Wide Expectations for Student Learning / Targeted Achievement Rubrics
Revised spring 2005
 
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