Criteria Points
	0	15	20	25
REQUEST	I did not write a request.	I just copied the question as it was given.	I rewrote the question in my own words.	I rewrote the question in my own words and included some math concepts or definitions in my paragraph.
RESPONSE	I did not write a response paragraph.	I wrote a paragraph but did not explain my strategies or show my work.	I was not very clear in explaining my strategies but I did show my work.	I wrote a paragraph explaining my strategies and wrote all my calculations to show my work.
REVIEW	I did not write a review paragraph.	I forgot to write my final answer in this paragraph.	I wrote my final answer in this paragraph.	I wrote my final answer and what I learned from solving this problem.
SUBTOTAL	100 POINT MAXIMUM
TYPED	5 EXTRA POINT
ABOVE AND BEYOND	5 EXTRA POINT
TOTAL	Subtotal plus bonus points

Grading Rubric for Problem of the Week

Mrs. White’s classes

Writing POTW Solutions

REQUEST (paragraph 1):

Rephrase the question. Use GIST strategy (20 words). Check rubric to make sure you include all for a 4.

RESPONSE (paragraph 2 . may be several paragraphs long)

Write and explain what you did to get the answer. Go into detail explaining steps you took. Things you tried and didn’t work and did eventually work. How did you solve the problem? What strategies did you use? Show ALL WORK (even scratch work or diagrams used). Check rubric.

REVIEW (last paragraph):

What is your answer? What did you learn? Give credit to anyone who helped you. Your solution does not have to be correct to get credit but your answer does have to be reasonable for credit to be given. Check rubric.

POTW will be given out on Fridays and taken up the next Friday.

You may ask anyone for help or use any resource to find the solution. Share with your family.

Be creative in your thinking and presentation of final work.

YOU MAY NOT COPY SOMEONE ELSE’S WORK!