Evaluation/Rubrics

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Accesses and Retrieves Information	Efficiently accesses and retrieves relevant information from several sources provided	Selectively accesses and retrieves relevant information from sources provided	Accesses and retrieves both relevant and irrelevant information from sources provided	Accesses, but is unable to retrieve, relevant information from sources provided
Quality of Information	Information clearly relates to the subtopics. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.	Information clearly relates to the subtopics. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples.	Information clearly relates to the subtopics. No details and/or examples are given.	Information has little or nothing to do with the subtopics.
Amount of Information	All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.	All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.	All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with 1 sentence about each.	One or more topics were not addressed.
Internet Use	Successfully uses suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Usually able to use suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Occasionally able to use suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Needs assistance or supervision to use suggested internet links and/or to navigate within these sites

Content	All content is in the students' own words and is accurate. Subject knowledge is excellent.	Almost all content is in the students' own words and is accurate. Subject knowledge appears to be good.	Some of the content is in the students' own words and is accurate. Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors.	Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors.
Attractiveness	Makes excellent use of pictures to enhance the presentation.	Makes good use of pictures to enhance to presentation.	Use of pictures occasionally detracts from the presentation.	Pictures often detract from the presentation.
Voice Quality	Interesting, well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention.	Relatively interesting, rehearsed with a fairly smooth delivery that usually holds audience attention.	Delivery not smooth, but able to hold audience attention most of the time.	Delivery not smooth and audience attention lost.

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Accesses and Retrieves Information	Efficiently accesses and retrieves relevant information from student created Photo Stories	Selectively accesses and retrieves relevant information from student created Photo Stories	Accesses and retrieves both relevant and irrelevant information from student created Photo Stories	Accesses, but is unable to retrieve, relevant information from student created Photo Stories
Quality of Information	Information clearly relates to the subtopics. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.	Information clearly relates to the subtopics. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples.	Information clearly relates to the subtopics. No details and/or examples are given.	Information has little or nothing to do with the subtopics.
Amount of Information	All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 2 significant pieces of information	All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 2 pieces of information	All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with minimal or insignificant detail about each.	One or more topics were not addressed.

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Content - Accuracy	At least 7 accurate facts are displayed on the poster.	5-6 accurate facts are displayed on the poster.	3-4 accurate facts are displayed on the poster.	Less than 3 accurate facts are displayed on the poster.
Graphics - Originality	Several of the graphics used on the poster reflect a exceptional degree of student creativity in their creation and/or display.	One or two of the graphics used on the poster reflect student creativity in their creation and/or display.	The graphics are made by the student, but are based on the designs or ideas of others.	No graphics made by the student are included.
Attractiveness	The poster is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness.	The poster is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness.	The poster is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy.	The poster is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive.
Graphics - Relevance	All graphics are related to the topic and make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation.	All graphics are related to the topic and most make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation.	All graphics relate to the topic. Most borrowed graphics have a source citation.	Graphics do not relate to the topic OR several borrowed graphics do not have a source citation.
Labels	All items of importance on the poster are clearly labeled.	Almost all items of importance on the poster are clearly labeled.	Several items of importance on the poster are clearly labeled.	Labels are too small to view OR no important items were labeled.
Mechanics	Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the poster.	There is 1 error in capitalization or punctuation.	There are 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation.	There are more than 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation