Evaluation

Your grade from this project is worth a total of 100 points. It is divided into three sections for grading:

Individual Work-- 35 points

Individual Research

35pts

Beginning

1

Developing

3

Accomplished

5

Exemplary

7

Score

 

Complete analysis of the tactics used in your specific focus area.

Little to no analysis done on the tactics used in your focus area.

Analysis somewhat addresses the topic but lacks enough information.

Quality discussion of obvious tactics, but fails to analyze completely.

Thorough analysis of the tactics used.


 

Explanation of the consequences that were felt because of your focus area's results.

Poor analysis of the consequences that occurred.

Valiant effort, but fail to recognize the complete consequences.

Good analysis but failed to take into account long term consequences.

Careful explanation of the consequences.


 

Strong analysis on how your focus area would approach the situation of your class.

Weak analysis, with little attention paid to the facts.

Analysis is good but fails to sufficiently use focus area.

Strong analysis that lacks the attention to tactics of your focus area.

Well written plan with great attention paid to the tactics of your focus area.


 

Analysis of whether or not your focus area's proposed plan would be successful for your situation.

 Little to no regard to the question.
 Attempted to answer the question but failed to make a statement. Did not answer the question completely.
 Answered the question but did not support the assertions made.
 An insightful analysis of whether or not this plan will work.

 

Overall presentation:

grammar, spelling and word choice

 An essay filled with grammar mistakes and spelling errors .
 Some grammar mistakes with very few misspelled words
 Few errors of the grammatical sense with no spelling errors.
 An error free essay. Smooth transitions with no grammatical errors.

Group Work-- 35 points

Group Work

35 points

5 points 6 points 7 points
 Organization: Was the group able to work together? Is their essay well organized?  Poorly organized essay jumps from topic to topic. Group did not work well together.  Portions of the paper are organized. Seems to lack cohesiveness, but it fairly good.  Organization was perfect. The group worked together and their paper was well thought out.
 Is the plan of attack well thought out? Does it use the roles that were given?  Plan does not use the roles that were provided. It is not well thought out and lacks detail.  Plan is somewhat thought out. There are good ideas, but it lacks in depth.  A well thought out plan that had a great deal of detail.
 Does the group provide support for their decisions? Do they tell the teacher why they chose the elements of their plan?  No support at all, the decisions made in their plan are not mentioned at all in the support section.  Group gives support for some things, but leaves out vital information on others.  A paper with support for every one of their decisions. It shows exactly their thought processes and how they made decisions.
 Overall Presentation of the group paper. Are there grammar mistakes and spelling error?  A paper filled with problems. Misspelled words and numerous grammar errors.  A solid paper with some errors. No spelling errors, but little grammar mistakes.  Errors free paper that was very well written. No grammar or spelling mistakes.
 Overall efficiency of the group. Did the group work well together?  Group did not work well at all. A great deal of arguing during meeting and one person does all of the work.  The group worked well at some points. It was not always the case, but at some points they worked well.  The group worked like a machine. All members were involved and they got the task done in a timely fashion.

Group Presentation-- 30 points

Group Presentation

30 points

4 points 5 points 6 points
 Did the presentation provide enough information about their research?  Performance provided no information and was just an act. Did not provide enough information for the audience to understand their research. Well thought out and well presented. Provided sufficient information.
 Was the presentation creative?  Not creative, somewhat boring  Had creative elements but could have been a little more thought out. Very creative, took a different approach than the rest of the class.
Did the presentation stay with 5-8 minutes? Went way over the time limit, or did not say enough Stayed very close to the time limit. Stayed within the time constraints.
Did all members of the group participate in some way? All members did not participate. One person did all of the work. A few participated, but one person was left out. All people participated equally in the performance.
Was the performance entertaining and fun? Poorly done, and not thought out. Good idea, but not done in a perfect fashion. It could have been better. Great performance, entertaining and informative.

Total of 100 points