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Beginning
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Developing
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Accomplished
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Exemplary
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Research Skills
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0 1
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2 3
4
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5 6
7
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8 9
10
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Used one resource; no citations; possible plagiarism
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Did not vary resources; cites sources correctly;
attempts to avoid plagiarism
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Used Internet and one other source; cited sources
correctly; avoids plagiarism
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Used variety of resources; sources cited correctly;
avoids plagiarism
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Content
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0 1
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2 3
4
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5 6
7
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8 9
10
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Vague information, not pertinent; no thesis; lack
of depth
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Includes some pertinent info; attempt at thesis;
lack of depth
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Important info covered; clear thesis; need more depth
of knowledge
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Important info covered; clear thesis; depth of knowledge
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Presentation Skills
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0 1
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2 3
4
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5 6
7
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8 9
10
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Unclear in communicating to the listeners; incomplete
or incorrect information
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Vague communication; does little to raise listeners’
understanding and knowledge
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Mostly communicates clearly; raises listeners’ knowledge
on most of the points
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Communicates clearly; adds to listeners’ knowledge
and understanding greatly
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Use of Technology
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0 1
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2 3
4
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5 6
7
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8 9
10
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Basic PowerPoint Presentation; lack of skill manipulating
the program
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PowerPoint presentation with added sound, timing;
somewhat skilled at using the product
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PowerPoint presentation with added sound, timing,
and link to the web; skilled at using the product
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PowerPoint presentation with added sound, timing,
link to the web, and video; skilled at using the product
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Mechanics
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0 1
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2 3
4
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5 6
7
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8 9
10
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Three or more grammatical/spelling errors
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Two or more grammatical/spelling errors
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One grammatical/spelling error
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No grammatical/spelling errors
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Beginning
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Developing
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Accomplished
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Exemplary
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Organization
total x 2.5
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0 1
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2 3
4
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5 6
7
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8 9
10
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| Paragraphs, but no clear intro,
body, & conclu. No thesis |
Intro, body, & conclu weak. Thesis not clear
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Clearly defined intro, body, & conclu; effective
thesis; most topic sentences in place
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Clearly defined intro, body, & conclu; clear
thesis and topic sentences.
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Content
total x 2.5
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0 1
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2 3
4
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5 6
7
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8 9
10
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Lack of organization, convincing support, & no
original thought
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Some attempt at organization; not enough convincing
support; no original thought
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Well-organized, generally convincing support; original
thought
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Well-organized, convincing support, original thought
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Style
total x 3
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0 1
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2 3
4
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5 6
7
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8 9
10
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Poor word choice, wordy, lacks variety, uses passive
voice, problem modifiers, & lack of transitions
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Improved word choice, wordy, lacks variety, uses
passive voice, problem modifiers, & lack of transitions
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Good word choice, concise, varied, active voice,
some modifier problems, & needs transitions
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Effective word choice, varied, active voice, no modifier
problems, & clear transitions
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Mechanics
x 2
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0 1
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2 3
4
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5 6
7
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8 9
10
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Errors in verbs, pronouns; wrong word; five or more
major sentence errors
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A few verb & pronoun errors; wrong words; three
major sentence errors
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No verb errors; some pronoun errors; no wrong words;
one major sentence error
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No verb or pronoun errors; no wrong words; no major
sentence errors.
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