Branches of Government

RUBRIC_______________________________________________
Excellent (10) Proficient (6-9) Partially Proficient (3-5) Not Proficient (0-2)
Content- Work showed Work had content Work was about the Work was not about
Amount of understanding of that answered topic and had content the topic.
Information: the topic. Content questions about the that answered Sentences were
On topic and clearly answered all topic. questions. short and did not
length project questions. answer the
questions.
Writing- Ideas in logical Most ideas were in Some ideas in logical Ideas were not in
Overview: order. Interesting logical order. order. Few details logical order.
Ideas, details that Details supported supported the topic. Details did not
conventions, supported the topic. the topic. Used Made 5 to 10 spelling, support the main
organization, Used topic-specific proper vocabulary. grammar, topic. Made more
and word vocabulary. Made Made less than 5 capitalization, or than 10 spelling,
choice no spelling, spelling, grammar, punctuation errors. grammar,
grammar, capitalization, or capitalization, or
capitalization, or punctuation errors. punctuation errors.
punctuation errors.
Organization- All work was neat, Finished work on Finished most work. Did not use time
Overview: accurate, and time. wisely. Did not
Work finished on time. finish most work.
Completion
Design- Used color and fonts Used color and fonts Used too many Did not change
Overview: to make the project to make the project different fonts and too fonts or add color.
Color, font, easy to read. Design easy to read. Layout many colors. Layout Did not pay
and layout made the reader made the project made the project hard attention to project
want to continue attractive. to read. layout.
viewing the project.
Oral Presenter made eye Presenter made Made some eye Did not make eye
Presentation- contact with many some eye contact, contact. Voice was contact. Spoke too
Overview: audience members. but only in one sometimes too soft. softly. Read directly
Eye contact, Presenter spoke direction. Presenter Presenter did not from notes. Did not
voice, and clearly and spoke clearly and appear to be confident. stand up straight.
appearance appeared very looked confident.
confident.

Total: ________/ 50 points

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