Category

Excellent

Great

Good

Poor

Biography

40 points per individual!

One –two pages typed, double spaced, size 12 font.

Biographical information and information of interest.

35 points per individual!

One –two pages typed, double spaced, size 12 font

Biographical information.

30 points per individual!

One to two pages handwritten and neatly done.

25 points per individual!

One page handwritten.

Incomplete biography.

Poorly written and lacks neatness.

Sources

3 Sources

required

25 points

All sources are accurately documented in

the desired format

23 points

All sources are accurately documented, but a few are not in the proper format

20 points

All sources are accurately documented, but not in the proper format.

 15 points

Missing some sources, and they are not properly documented.

Pictures

Go on

Tri-Board

25 points

All diagrams and pictures are neat, accurate, and add to the reader’s understanding of the topic.

23 points

Diagrams and pictures are neat, accurate and add to readers understanding of the topic.

20 points

Diagrams and pictures are neat, accurate, and sometimes add to the reader’s understanding of the topic

10 points

Diagrams and pictures are not accurate or do not add to the reader’s understanding of the topic.

Map

Goes on Tri-Board

50 points

Legend is easy to find and contains a complete set of symbols; including a compass rose.

90% of items are

labeled accurately.

45 points

Legend contains a complete set of symbols; including a compass rose.

80-89% of items are labeled correctly.

40 points

Legend contains an almost complete set of symbols; including a compass rose.

70-79% of items are labeled correctly.

20 points

Legend is absent or lacks several symbols.

Less than 70% of the items are labeled correctly.

Tri- Board

Pictures with description, 25 points,

Map,

50 points.

150 points

Contains all required elements and a few additional elements.

135 points

Contains all required elements and one additional element.                

120 points

Includes all required elements

105 points

One or more elements is missing from tri-board.

Tri-Board Continued

Tri-Board is easy to read and all elements are clearly written, labeled, or drawn.

Tri-Board is easy to read and most elements are clearly written, labeled, or drawn.

Tri-Board is hard to read with rough drawings and labels.

Tri-Board is hard to read and one cannot tell what goes where.

Oral Presentation

50 Points

Presentation is 4 minutes long.

Student uses props that show considerable work/creativity and which make the presentation better

Speaks Clearly (100 – 95%) and mispronounces no words.

45 Points

Presentation is 3 minutes long.

Student uses 1 prop that shows considerable work/creativity and which make the presentation better.

Speaks Clearly (90-95%) and mispronounces only one word.

40 Points Presentation is 2 to 3 minutes long.

Student uses 1 prop which makes the presentation better.

Speaks clearly (85-90%) and mispronounces no more than two words.

35 Points

Presentation is 1 to 2 minutes long.

Student uses 1 prop that detracts from the presentation.

Mumbles or cannot be understood or mispronounces several words.