Saint Research Project – Assessment Rubric

Over 4 full lessons, spread from week 3-5 students will be doing a Research Project on one Catholic
Saint. For those taking part in the Sacrament of Confirmation they are to research the Saint whose
name they will be taking during the Sacrament to develop deeper understanding of the qualities
they aspire to grow towards. For those not receiving the Sacrament, they are to research a Saint
whose qualities they admire and aspire to be more like in their life.

Key Understanding / Overarching Learning Point being Assessed: A1

“God calls all people to holiness to reflect His goodness by living lives filled with acts of love for
God and others.”

The Rubric is used as a formal assessment that breaks down the main overarching learning point
(A1) being assessed into smaller elements to identify specific knowledge, understanding and
application of these that the students demonstrates. It gives a clear breakdown of the students
learning and reflection of the learning point of God calling all people to reflect his goodness through
living lives filled with acts of love for God and others. Within this overarching idea students are to
demonstrate their understanding of how a Saint is a person who reflects God through efforts to do
what is good in their lives. The rubric aligns with the selection criteria outlined on the Project
Overview which students are provided with (Appendix L9). They are assessed on the ability to apply
their knowledge to their own lives and reflect intrinsically on their own qualities and aspirations
towards holiness. The rubric assesses elements of knowledge and understanding, application of
understanding, personal reflection and prayer. All of these elements are vital in students developing
a deeper understanding of the Holy Spirit and how through it’s guidance we can live in reflection of
God.
 Saint Research Project – Assessment Rubric

Student Name:______________________ Saint Name:____________________

Research Project: Create an informative webpage about a Catholic Saint of your Choice
Key Understanding: God calls all people to holiness to reflect His goodness by living lives filled with
acts of love for God and others.

Due Date: Limited Satisfactory Good Excellent

Researched Minimal information Identifies basic Accurate and detailed Accurate and highly
information about provided on the life, information on the life information provided on detailed information
the life of the Saint acts and qualities of and qualities of the the life, acts and about the life, acts and
and their acts of holiness of the chosen chosen saint, States why qualities of the saint qualities of holiness the
Saint. the person became a and explanations of how saint possess and
holiness provided
saint the saint demonstrated detailed explanations of
in detailed holiness how this holiness was
explanations demonstrated.
Personal Student lists why they Student identifies and Students describes why Student explains in
explanation of why chose their saint and describes why they they chose their saint, detail why they chose
the student chose states how chose their Saint, with the connection they had their saint including why
the saint and basic application of to them, and what they they feel connected to
saint’s acts of holiness most admire about them and why they
application of
to own life. them with application admire certain qualities
information to to own life. about the saint. Lots of
their own life application to own life.
Prayer is very basic, The prayer The prayer The prayer
Personal with limited aspect of demonstrates personal demonstrates sound demonstrates deep
Reflection through personal reflection reflection and personal reflection, personal reflection,
prayer to Saint to application of identifying personal explaining personal
knowledge about the hopes to do good like hopes of how they wish
demonstrate
Saint’s efforts to do their Saint, and hard to do good, and
understanding of good times they may need identifies how they
efforts to do good guidance could use the guidance
and strength their saint
has demonstrated.
Student required Student required some Student required Student independently
teacher assistance when assistance when using minimal assistance uses ICT with no
Use of ICT to using ICT. ICT. Student used when using ICT. assistance. Student
create an engaging Webpage displays no various ICT tools Student effectively used effectively used various
layout or structure. throughout webpage to various ICT tools ICT tools throughout
and informative
present information throughout webpage to webpage including
webpage that Webpage follows a present information. audio, images, text and
follows a clear simple structure that is including images, text, documents for highly
layout engaging documents for engaging engaging page. Clear
page. Clear layout that structure demonstrated
is easy to follow to display information
Limited to no references Most references All references provided All references clearly
References listed provided provided in correct A to
Z structure

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