Election 2000 and Beyond Rubric 

	4	3	2	1	
OVERALL PROJECT ORGANIZATION	All elements included & all members contributing	Most elements included & most members contributing	Some elements included & some members contributing	Few elements included & few members contributing	
CORRECT GRAMMAR & SPELLING	No errors	Few errors	Some errors	Many errors	
ELECTRONIC JOURNAL	All dates
with entries	Most dates
with entries	Some dates
with entries	Few dates
with entries	
WHO	All major players identified	Most major players identified	Some of the major players are identified	Few of the major players are identified	
WHAT	All parts
of the step defined	Most parts
of the step defined	Some parts
of the step defined	Few parts
of the step defined	
WHEN	Correct time and length identified	Correct time or length identified but not both	Some errors
in the time and length identified	Many errors
 in the time and length identified	
WHERE	Correct location(s) identified	Most location(s) identified	Some location(s) identified	Few location(s) identified	
WHY	Additional information is given &  clearly explains purpose of step	Information is given & explains purpose of step	Some information is given  to explain purpose of the step	Little information is given to explain step & purpose of step is vague	
HOW	All 3 influences clearly explained	2/3 influences
clearly explained	1/3 influences clearly explained or 2/3 vaguely explained	Few influences explained but information is vague	
ANALYSIS & SYNTHESIS	Abundance of information is given & clearly explained	Information is given & explained
	Little information is given & explained	Little information is given & vaguely explained
	
PRESENTATION	Used notes page,
spoke facing
the class,
well rehearsed,
“told v. read”	Used notes page,
faced the class
¾ of presentation,
“read v. told”	Text written on actual slide,
 faced class 
½ of presentation,
“read v. told”
	Read directly
 from the slide,
“forgot the audience,”
“read v. told”	
BIBLIOGRAPHY	Correct format
used in entries
for art/graphics, 
sounds  & content	Correct format
 for 3 of 4 areas	Correct format
for 2 of 4 areas	Correct format
for 1 of 4 areas	
POWER POINT ELEMENTS	Used variety
of creative
backgrounds,
transitions,
animations,
enhancing sounds	Used several colors/
backgrounds,
transitions,
animations,
sounds	Used templates,
attempted transitions, animations,
sounds
(but distracting)	Used templates,
no transitions,
no animations,
no sounds
	
OPENING & CLOSURE	Title peaks interest end brings closure	Has effective title or effective end
 but not both	Basic title & end	Either basic title or end but not both	
VISUALS, GRAPHICS, TABLES & CHARTS	Clearly
appropriate, enhances meaning	Mostly appropriate	Repetitive or few	Inappropriate or distracting