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Evaluation

The following rubrics will be used to evaluate your work.  Please use them as a guide when constructing your project.

Newspaper Rubric

Excellent

Good

Poor

Score

Vocabulary/ grammar

 

The final body of work was free of grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.

 

The final body of work had one or more errors related to grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.

 

The final body of work had major grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.

 

Content

 

 

Information supports the purpose and is accurate and current.  The content is persuasive and convincing-backed up with reasons and facts.  Logical progression of ideas with clear point of view.

 

Some of the information is not relevant or is out of date. Includes some persuasive information with few facts or reasons.  The point of view is a bit unclear.

Information is incomplete, out of date and/or incorrect.  Contains little persuasive information and only one or two facts or reasons.  Lacks a clear point of view.

 

Layout

 

 

Incorporates accurate use of information found by each member of the group during research.     Effective use of text and fonts and background, colors.    

 

Incorporates accurate use of information found by most group members during research.   Effective use of two of these elements: text, fonts, background, colors.

 

Information presented is inaccurate and/or presents information found by few group members during research. Choices of fonts, background, colors may be inappropriate.

 

Visual Appeal

Outstanding effort and creativity in selecting, designing, and producing the front page.

 

Some effort in selecting, designing, and producing the front page.

 

Very little effort in selecting, designing, or producing visual representations.

 

Oral Presentation

  You speak loudly and can be heard from anywhere in the room.

   You speak clearly and can be easily understood.

  You look at the class when you are speaking.    

  Your behavior and your body language are professional at all times while your group is in front of the class.

 

  You speak up somewhat, but cannot be easily heard from some parts of the room.

  You speak clearly sometimes, but you are not always easily understood.

  You sometimes look at the class when you are speaking.

  Your behavior and your body language are professional most of the time while your group is in front of the class.

 

  You do not speak loudly and cannot be heard from most places in the room.

  You do not speak clearly and cannot be easily understood.

  You do not look at the class when you are speaking. 

   Your behavior and your body language are not professional at all times while your group is in front of the class.

 

 

 

 

PowerPoint Rubric

 

Excellent

Good

Poor

Score

Vocabulary/ grammar

 

The final body of work was free of grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.

 

The final body of work had one or more errors related to grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.

 

The final body of work had major grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.

 

Content

 

 

Information supports the purpose and is accurate and current.  The content is persuasive and convincing-backed up with reasons and facts.  Logical progression of ideas with clear point of view.

 

Some of the information is not relevant or is out of date. Includes some persuasive information with few facts or reasons.  The point of view is a bit unclear.

Information is incomplete, out of date and/or incorrect.  Contains little persuasive information and only one or two facts or reasons.  Lacks a clear point of view.

 

Graphics

 

 

 

Outstanding effort and creativity in selecting, designing, and producing graphics and symbols.

  

 

 

Some effort in selecting, designing, and producing graphics and symbols.

 

 

Very little effort in selecting, designing, or producing visual representations.

 

Organization

Incorporates accurate use of information found by each member of the group during research.     Effective use of text, fonts, backgrounds, sound and transitions.    

 

 

Incorporates accurate use of information found by most group members during research.   Effective use of two of these elements: text, fonts, backgrounds, sound and transitions. 

 

Information presented is inaccurate and/or presents information found by few group members during research.  Choices of fonts, background colors, transitions and sounds may be inappropriate.

 

Oral Presentation

  You speak loudly and can be heard from anywhere in the room.

   You speak clearly and can be easily understood.

  You look at the class when you are speaking.    

  Your behavior and your body language are professional at all times while your group is in front of the class.

 

  You speak up somewhat, but cannot be easily heard from some parts of the room.

  You speak clearly sometimes, but you are not always easily understood.

  You sometimes look at the class when you are speaking.

  Your behavior and your body language are professional most of the time while your group is in front of the class.

 

  You do not speak loudly and cannot be heard from most places in the room.

  You do not speak clearly and cannot be easily understood.

  You do not look at the class when you are speaking. 

   Your behavior and your body language are not professional at all times while your group is in front of the class.