Rubric for the Parts of Speech (POS) Project

Page 1: The parts of speech with definitions: 10
2: Calculations: 35
3: Pie graph: 25
4: Learning summary: 10
Eight samples: 20
Total points: 100

Neatness, accuracy, and legibility count greatly.
Projects without the eight samples will not be graded.

POS Samples

You will sample one-hundred-word blocks in a magazine by bracketing each sample block, labeling it with a part of speech, and then underlining that part of speech each time it appears in the sample. You must follow this order of the parts of speech: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. Each sample must be clearly labeled. Count the number of times that a part of speech appears in a sample and clearly place that number at the beginning of the sample.

First page: the Parts of Speech with definitions

List and define the POS. The POS must be in the required order (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, interjection). In the upper right-hand corner, write your name and hour. All work is to be done on loose-leaf paper. When all four pages are completed, you will glue the four sheets on a construction paper, which will be supplied to you. No papers may overlap the sides of the construction paper.

Second page: Calculations

In the upper left-hand space, in a column in the proper sequence, list the POS. Next to each POS, record the number of each POS found in the samples. Add the number of POS. This is the total of POS you have found.
Divide the total into each individual number of POS up to the third place past the decimal. Add the fractions. The total of fractions may not be less than .97 and no greater than 1.03.
Multiply 360 degrees by the fraction of each POS. Add the degrees of all the POS. The total of degrees of all the POS may not add up to less than 350 degrees or greater than 370 degrees.
Show all long-form multiplication and division below. All this work must be done on one side of loose-leaf.

Third page: Pie Graph

Draw a circle six inches in diameter. Divide it into sections representing the number of degrees for each POS. Identify each section by its POS with the number of degrees it represents.
At the bottom of the page, create a key for the pie diagram. List the POS in the proper sequence. Show the percentages for each POS and color coordinate each POS with its slice in the diagram. Coloring must be done with pencils, not crayons.

Fourth page: Learning Summary

Evaluate the POS project. Discuss what you have learned, the problems you faced, the solutions you came up with, the conclusions you can draw from the pie chart, and the purpose of knowing the POS.