Notes Rubric
5 4
Format Name, date, class, and topic
are written at the top and easy
to see.
Legibility Notes are neat and easy to
read. Shorthand or
abbreviations used makes
sense.
Look Information and questions are
separated into various topics
by symbols and lines.
Information simply does NOT
run together.
Notes There is more than a page of
information. There is plenty of
notes taken on the topic.
Questions Questions on the left side deal
with important subtopics and
are higher order thinking. (ex.
What regions are defined by
their location?)
Summary There is a 2-3 sentence
summary at the end of the
notes and it makes sense.
3 1
Name, date, class, or topic
is missing from the note
page.
Notes are readable but look
sloppy. Student could take
a little more pride in their
notes.
Information and questions
are separated into various
topics but student does not
use symbols or lines to help
identify the information.
There's about a ¾ page of
information.
Questions on the left side
deal with the notes but are
mostly lower order thinking.
(ex. Define the theme of
regions)
There is a 1-2 sentence
summary at the end of the
notes and it makes sense.
2 parts are missing...
name, date, class, or
topic.
Notes are barely readable
and are definitely sloppy.
Student needs to take a
little more pride in their
notes.
Information and questions
show little separation.
Information tends to run
together making it difficult
find key info.
There's about a ½ page
worth of information.
There is only one question There is no questions on the
on the note sheet. The note sheet.
question that deals with
the main idea of the notes.
There's a 2-3 sentence
summary but it doesn’t
really summarize the
notes.
3 parts are missing... name,
date, class, or topic.
Notes have been taken but
are not readable. No pride
was taken when writing the
notes.
No style to the note taking.
Information is simply just
thrown on the page.
There's about a ¼ page
worth of information.
There's a 1-2 sentence
summary but it doesn’t really
summarize the notes.