CATEGORY Research
/15 Portrait
/5 Written Work
Use of class time
/5
Students demonstrate acceptable creativity and “outside of the box” thinking in their personification of the colony.
No more than 3 distracting words Student maintains eye contact consistently Is well prepared
No more than 4 distracting words Student maintains eye contact consistently Is well prepared
Written work presents all required research as well as the correlation between the five portrayed facts and the research. Work demonstrates careful analysis rather than compilation of the work of others.
Written work presents all required research as well as the correlation between the five portrayed facts and the research. Analysis could be more developed.
Both students are on task during all provided class time.
/10
Students demonstrate exceptional creativity and “outside of the box” thinking in their personification of the colony.
/5
3 Information presented is correct. Student identifies all research required, but could elaborate more on one required piece. Portrait is neatly done and demonstrates thought. May lack sufficient analysis of background information. It contains at least five pieces of required information.
/10
Presentation skills
Portrait is neatly done, demonstrates thought and analysis of the background. It contains at least five pieces of required information.
Creativity
4 Information presented is complete and correct. Student identifies all research required.
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Both students are on task for the majority of provided class time, but may stray off task once or twice.
2 Information presents all required information, but could elaborate more on one required piece AND presents no more than one piece of incorrect information. Portrait is neatly done and demonstrates thought. It does not demonstrate analysis of the information. OR Contains less than four pieces of required information. Students demonstrate creativity, but could have developed it more or spent more time on the creative aspects of their project. Five or more distracting words Student maintains eye contact consistently Student is not confident with material he/she is presenting. Written work presents all required research as well as the correlation between the five portrayed facts, but does not attempt analysis. OR Written work shows the relationship between less than five portrayed facts. One or both students is/are significantly off task.
1 Information is missing more than one required piece and/or presents more than one piece of incorrect information. Portrait is sloppily or hastily done and/or does not demonstrate thought or analysis. Contains less than three pieces of required information.
Students do not demonstrate creativity.
Significant distracting words. Inconsistent eye contact. Student is not confident with material
Written work presents most required research. Demonstrates the correlation between four or less portrayed facts. Does not attempt analysis of the information.
Student/s are off task more often than not during provided class time.