ALLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL

8 GRADE TECH. ED. TECHNICAL DRAFTING

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The assessments

Accuracy: Drawing is positioned properly on the paper; all measurements are accurate; drawing
is square; features are positioned properly; isometric drawings are consistently drawn at 30°

Line use: Object lines are wide & dark; hidden & center lines are thin & dark; lines are straight
and consistently the same width; lines are drawn with instruments, not drawn freehand;
construction lines are barely discernable  

Lettering: lettering/numbers are from the single-stroke gothic alphabet; letters are all capitalized;
letters/numbers are all 1/8”; serifs are not used; letters/numbers are properly formed

Neatness: lines do not go beyond their stopping points; paper is free of smudges; extraneous
marks are not visible; lines are single width  
 
 
 
Rubric number = grade
20=100% 19=98% 18=95%
17=93% 16=92% 15=90%
14=88% 13=85% 12=83%
11=81% 10=79% 9=77%
8=75% 7=73% 6=71%
5=70% 4=68% 3=65%
2=63% 1=60% 0=0%
 
 
 
Assessment Rubric

Student Name: Grade 8

Assignment: Technical Drafting Drawing

5 4 3 2 1 Teacher’s
Rating

Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor

one  of  the   1-­‐2  
drawing  is   following  is   measurements   3-­‐6  measurements   Views  are  not  
positioned   present:    views   are  inaccurate;   are  inaccurate;    or   positioned  
properly  on   are  not   and  one  of  the   two  of  the   properly;    more  
paper;   positioned   following  is   following  are   than  6  
measurements   properly;  1-­‐2   present:    views   present:    views  are   measurements  are  
Criteria 1 –Accuracy are  accurate;   measurements   are  not   not  positioned   inaccurate;  drawing  
drawing  is   are  inaccurate;   positioned   properly;  drawing   may  not  be  square;  
square;  features   drawing  is  not   properly;  drawing   is  not  square;   features  are  out  of  
&  views  are   square;  features   is  not  square;   features  are  not   position;  drawing  
positioned   are  not   features  are  not   positioned   does  not  appear  
properly   positioned   positioned   properly completed
properly properly
lines  are   lines  have  
lines  are  not  
consistently  the   inconsistent   some  lines  appear  
consistently  the   lines  are  not  
same  width;  they   width;  in  some   to  be  drawn  
same  width;   consistently  the  
are  straight;   cases  there  is  no   without  the  use  of  
object  lines  are   same  width;  object  
object  lines  are   visible  difference   tools;  there  is  no  
thick  &  dark,   lines,  hidden,  
Criteria 2 – Line use thick  &  dark,   between  hidden   difference  between  
hidden  &  center   center  &  some  
hidden  &  center   or  center  lines   hidden  lines  and  
lines  are  thin;   construction  lines  
lines  are  thin;   and  object  lines;   object  lines;  lines  
construction  lines   are  the  same  width  
construction   construction  lines   are  inconsistent  in  
are  barely   and  darkness
lines  are  barely   are  barely   darkness  
discernable
visible     discernable
lettering  is  all  in  
one  of  the  
lettering  is  all  in   capitals  and   lettering  is  all  in  
following  is  not   some  lettering  is  
capitals  and   single  stroke   capitals  and  single  
true:  lettering  is   lower  case;  letters  
single  stroke   gothic  alphabet;   stroke  gothic  
all  in  capitals  and   and  numbers  are  
gothic  alphabet;   same  for     alphabet;  same  for    
single  stroke   not  formed  
same  for     numbers;  some   numbers;  some  of  
Criteria 3 – Lettering gothic  alphabet;   properly;  serifs  may  
numbers;  all  are   of  the   the  letters  are  not  
same  for     be  evident;  letters  
formed  properly;   letters/numbers   formed  properly  
numbers;  all  are   may  not  be  1/8”;  
serifs  are  not   are  not  formed   and  may  include  
formed  properly;   some  lettering  is  
evident;  letters   properly;  serifs   serifs;  letters  are  
serifs  are  present;   missing
are  1/8” are  not  evident;   different  sizes
letters  are  1/8”
letters  are  1/8”
One  of  the  
lines  reach  their   no  more  than  1  
following  is   lines  extend  
stopping  points;     line  does  not   more  than  2  lines  
evident:    2  lines   beyond  their  
paper  is  clean;  no   reach  the   do  not  reach  their  
go  do  not  reach   stopping  points;    
Criteria 4 – Neatness evidence  of  extra   stopping  point;     stopping  points;  
their  stopping   paper  is  dirty;  there  
marks  on  paper;   paper  is  clean;  no   extra  marks  may  
points;  some   are  extra  marks  on  
lines  are  single   evidence  of  extra   be  present
extra  marks  are   paper
width marks  on  paper
visible  on  paper
total pts. =
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