Grade 1 Rubric

Information Literacy Standards: Benchmarks for Collaborative Teaching

Grade 1 Performance Rubric (Shafter Elementary)

Information Literacy Skill
Basic Proficient Exemplary

Standard 1: The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.

Identifies the information he/she is seeking.

Is able to identify the information he/she is seeking only with assistance.

Is able identify the information he/she is seeking with some assistance.

Is able to identify the information he/she is seeking with little or no assistance.

Knows the location of non-fiction books in the library.

Knows the location of non-fiction books in the library only with assistance.

Knows the location of non-fiction books in the library with some assistance.

Knows the location of non-fiction books in the library without assistance.

Locates books on shelf in the Easy section.

Can find the Easy section only. Needs much assistance to locate book.

If told call number, can locate book on shelf in Easy section with some assistance.

If told the call number, can locate book on shelf in Easy section.

Defines and uses the terms: author, title, illustrator and illustration.

Can define and use the terms: author, title, illustrator and illustration when reminded.

Can define and use the terms: author, title, illustrator and illustration frequently but not consistently.

Can define and use the terms: author, title, illustrator and illustration consistently.

Locates and identifies the title page and the table of contents of a book.

Can locate and identify the title page and table of contents of a book only with assistance.

Can locate and identify the title page and table of contents of a book with little assistance.

Can locate and identify the title page and table of contents of a book easily.

Reads a picture for information.

Reads a picture for information only with cueing.

Reads a picture for information with some cueing.

Reads a picture for information without cueing.

Tells what an encyclopedia is.

Can tell what an encyclopedia is only with assistance.

Can tell what an encyclopedia is with little assistance.

Can tell what an encyclopedia is without assistance.

Uses the table of contents with a little assistance.

Can use the table of contents only with assistance.

Can use the table of contents with some assistance.

Can use the table of contents with little or no assistance.

Standard 2: The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and creatively.

Defines terms: fiction and non-fiction

Can define terms: fiction and non-fiction only with some assistance.

Can define terms: fiction and non-fiction with little hesitation.

Can define terms: fiction and non-fiction easily.

Identify which resources are fiction or non-fiction.

Can identify which resources are fiction or non-fiction only with some assistance.

Can identify which resources are fiction or non-fiction with little hesitation.

Can identify which resources are fiction or non-fiction easily.

Gathers information from two sources.

Is able to gather information from two sources only with assistance.

Is able to gather information from two sources with some assistance.

Is able to gather information from two sources with little or no assistance.

Cites the title and author of sources used.

Cites title and author of sources used only when reminded.

Cites title and author of sources used frequently but not consistently.

Cites title and author of sources used consistently.

Standard 3: The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively.

Uses the information gathered to create a graphic representation (picture) and discuss it.

Can use the information gathered to create a graphic representation and talk about it only with assistance.

Can use the information gathered to create a graphic representation and talk about it with some assistance.

Can use the information gathered to create a graphic representation and talk about it with little or no assistance.

Assesses the graphic representation for accuracy.

Can assess graphic representation only with assistance.

Can assess graphic representation with some assistance.

Can assess graphic representation with little or no assistance.

(C.Sato, 7/99)
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Information Literacy Skill	Basic	Proficient	Exemplary
Standard 1: The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.
Identifies the information he/she is seeking.	Is able to identify the information he/she is seeking only with assistance.	Is able identify the information he/she is seeking with some assistance.	Is able to identify the information he/she is seeking with little or no assistance.
Knows the location of non-fiction books in the library.	Knows the location of non-fiction books in the library only with assistance.	Knows the location of non-fiction books in the library with some assistance.	Knows the location of non-fiction books in the library without assistance.
Locates books on shelf in the Easy section.	Can find the Easy section only. Needs much assistance to locate book.	If told call number, can locate book on shelf in Easy section with some assistance.	If told the call number, can locate book on shelf in Easy section.
Defines and uses the terms: author, title, illustrator and illustration.	Can define and use the terms: author, title, illustrator and illustration when reminded.	Can define and use the terms: author, title, illustrator and illustration frequently but not consistently.	Can define and use the terms: author, title, illustrator and illustration consistently.
Locates and identifies the title page and the table of contents of a book.	Can locate and identify the title page and table of contents of a book only with assistance.	Can locate and identify the title page and table of contents of a book with little assistance.	Can locate and identify the title page and table of contents of a book easily.
Reads a picture for information.	Reads a picture for information only with cueing.	Reads a picture for information with some cueing.	Reads a picture for information without cueing.
Tells what an encyclopedia is.	Can tell what an encyclopedia is only with assistance.	Can tell what an encyclopedia is with little assistance.	Can tell what an encyclopedia is without assistance.
Uses the table of contents with a little assistance.	Can use the table of contents only with assistance.	Can use the table of contents with some assistance.	Can use the table of contents with little or no assistance.
Standard 2: The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and creatively.
Defines terms: fiction and non-fiction	Can define terms: fiction and non-fiction only with some assistance.	Can define terms: fiction and non-fiction with little hesitation.	Can define terms: fiction and non-fiction easily.
Identify which resources are fiction or non-fiction.	Can identify which resources are fiction or non-fiction only with some assistance.	Can identify which resources are fiction or non-fiction with little hesitation.	Can identify which resources are fiction or non-fiction easily.
Gathers information from two sources.	Is able to gather information from two sources only with assistance.	Is able to gather information from two sources with some assistance.	Is able to gather information from two sources with little or no assistance.
Cites the title and author of sources used.	Cites title and author of sources used only when reminded.	Cites title and author of sources used frequently but not consistently.	Cites title and author of sources used consistently.
Standard 3: The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively.
Uses the information gathered to create a graphic representation (picture) and discuss it.	Can use the information gathered to create a graphic representation and talk about it only with assistance.	Can use the information gathered to create a graphic representation and talk about it with some assistance.	Can use the information gathered to create a graphic representation and talk about it with little or no assistance.
Assesses the graphic representation for accuracy.	Can assess graphic representation only with assistance.	Can assess graphic representation with some assistance.	Can assess graphic representation with little or no assistance.