Category

Excellent

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Good

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Written Report

The report should answer the following questions:

1. Why is it important?

2. Who was involved?

3. How did his trips impact the area?

4. Where did it take place?

5. When did it take place?

200 Points

Topic is well researched, answers all questions, and is three pages typed, double-spaced using a size 12 font.

Information clearly relates to the main topic and includes several examples or supporting details

180 Points

Topic is well researched,  answers most questions, and is three pages typed, double spaced, using a size 12 font.

Information clearly relates to the main topic and provides 1 –2 supporting details and / or examples.

170 Points

Topic is researched, answers most of the questions, and is two pages typed, double spaced using a size 12 font or three pages neatly hand written.

Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details or examples are given.

130 Points

Topic is not researched well and several questions are not answered, is less than two pages typed, double spaced using a size 12 font or two to three pages hand written.

Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.

Pictures

Goes 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 reader’s 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.

Map

150 points

Contains all required elements as well 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 are 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.