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Title Slide

No title slide

Title slide is present, but lacks much of the required information

Title slide is present but lacks complete information

Title slide is present and contains title, class, date, and topic studied, with relevant graphics and student’s name

Biography

No biographical information on subject.

Some biographical information on subject, but few details.

Adequate biographical information on subject, including details of education and professional career.

Detailed biographical information on subject, including details of education and professional career as relevant to invention studied.

Use

No mention of topic’s use

Incomplete or inaccurate description of topic’s use

Adequate description of topic’s use, including information from notes

Comprehensive description of topic’s use, plus discussion of elements researched and/or discussed in notes.

Relevance

No mention of relevance of topic to computer technology

Incomplete or inaccurate description of relevance of topic to computer technology

Adequate description of relevance of topic to computer technology

Comprehensive description of relevance of topic to computer technology

Timeline of Events (Timeliner)

No timeline of development of topic

Incomplete or inaccurate timeline of development of topic; Timeliner not used

Adequate timeline of development of topic; includes information about inventor or culture; Timeliner used

Complete timeline of development of topic; including information about the inventor and/or culture; may include other corresponding world events; Timeliner used effectively

Originality

The work is a minimal topic summary. There is no evidence of new thought.

The work is merely a basic summary of the topic. There is no evidence of new thought, inventiveness, or insight.

The product shows some evidence of originality and inventiveness. Demonstrates a basic understanding of the content and extends beyond that to offer new insights and understanding of the topic.

The product shows significant evidence of originality and inventiveness in understanding the topic. The majority of the content and many of the ideas are fresh, original, inventive, and based upon logical conclusions and accurate reading comprehension.

Slide or Card Design

Confusing, irrelevant, or distracting use of graphics, sound, and text; too few slides

Graphics and text are somewhat purposeful, but many are unrelated to content; too few slides

Graphics, sounds, and text are purposeful and most are logically related to content; too few or too many slides

Purposeful, logical flow of graphics, sound, and text to convey relevant content in 5-8 slides

Works Cited (MLA Format)

No sources cited

A few sources cited; many incorrectly

Most sources cited; basic format correct; some errors or omissions present

All sources cited accurately in MLA format including title, author, and date published; includes http of web page .

Conventions

Too many mistakes: not readable

Punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors; grammatical errors present

Few mistakes; further proofreading needed, but meaning is unimpaired

Good editing; correct mechanics; neat; no major errors, no more than two minor errors