8^th Grade Health – Nutrition Unit

Menu Item Selection Analysis Rubric

Grading

14 – 16 points = A

11 – 13 points = B

8 – 10 points = C

5 – 7 points = D

Below 5 points = F

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Identifies choices to be considered	Identifies choices that reflect an in-depth understanding of the obvious as well as less obvious choices of the food item selected	Identifies choices that reflect a basic understanding of the choices relevant to the food item selected	Identifies choices that reflect confusion or limited understanding of the criteria for making a wise food item selection	Identifies choices that reflect significant confusion or a lack of understanding of the criteria for making a wise food item selection
Identifies the criteria for choosing the food items	Identifies important criteria that should be considered as well as the criteria that are less obvious. These criteria reflect a thorough understanding of the relationship between calories and percentage of calories derived from fat	Identifies the important criteria that should be considered. These criteria reflect a basic understanding of the relationship between calories and the percentage of calories derived from fat.	Identifies only some important criteria and/or criteria that reflect some confusion or a limited understanding of the relationship between calories and the percentage of calories derived from fat	Identifies criteria that reflect significant confusion or a lack of understanding of the relationship between calories and the percentage of calories derived from fat.
Articulates the reasons or logic in judging the choices of foods selected from the menu	Accurately articulate the key reasons or logic underlying their analysis of the food item selected while also articulating reasons or logic that are most subtle or that only have been implied	Accurately identify the key reasons or logic underlying their analysis of the food item selection	Articulates only the most obvious reasons or logic underlying their analysis and / or demonstrates some confusion about the reasons or logic in their analysis of the food item selection	Restates or paraphrases the food item selection or articulates reasons or logic that demonstrate significant confusion
Makes a strong claim based on observations or evidence	Makes a claim based on observations or evidence that have been carefully and thoroughly considered	Makes a claim based on observations and evidence	Makes a claim that is not well thought out	Makes a claim without any consideration of observations or evidence
			TOTAL POINTS