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Category
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4
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X Factor
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Total
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Title Slide
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More than one requirement was not completely met.
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One requirement was not completely met.
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All requirements are met, including title, author(s), date, and class..
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All requirements are not only met but exceeded, including title, author(s), date, and class.
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x1
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Introduction of Era (Decade) Researched
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Time period not clearly stated; confusion exists for the audience due to lack of introduction of the topics.
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Time period not clearly stated early in the presentation; some confusion may exist for the audience due to lack of introduction of the topics.
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Time period stated early in the presentation; some introduction of the decade; the audience may have to follow the presentation a little to determine the topics
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Time period clearly stated and introduced early in the presentation; the audience knows the subject right away.
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x2
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Political
(American leaders, wars, new laws, Supreme Court cases, etc.)
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Less than three points present, not explained; few illustrations or graphics
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At least three points present but may not be explained; some illustrations with some graphics
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At least three points described with proof of basic research; illustrated with some relevant graphics
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At least three points described thoroughly and illustrated with relevant graphics
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x3
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Economic
(value of money, stock market activity, industry, business, agriculture, etc.)
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Less than three points present, not explained; few illustrations or graphics
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At least three points present but may not be explained; some illustrations with some graphics
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At least three points described with proof of basic research; illustrated with some relevant graphics
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At least three points described thoroughly and illustrated with relevant graphics
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x3
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Physical / Geographical (territorial changes, internal improvements/changes, etc.)
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Less than three points present, not explained; few illustrations or graphics
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At least three points present but may not be explained; some illustrations with some graphics
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At least three points described with proof of basic research; illustrated with some relevant graphics
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At least three points described thoroughly and illustrated with relevant graphics
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x3
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Internationally (significant US involvement with any other world powers, etc.)
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Less than three points present, not explained; few illustrations or graphics
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At least three points present but may not be explained; some illustrations with some graphics
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At least three points described with proof of basic research; illustrated with some relevant graphics
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At least three points described thoroughly and illustrated with relevant graphics
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x3
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Scientifically (innovation, inventions, power sources, new science or technology, etc.)
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Less than three points present, not explained; few illustrations or graphics
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At least three points present but may not be explained; some illustrations with some graphics
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At least three points described with proof of basic research; illustrated with some relevant graphics
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At least three points described thoroughly and illustrated with relevant graphics
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x3
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Socially
(fashion, entertainment, sports, music, education, etc.)
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Less than three points present, not explained; few illustrations or graphics
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At least three points present but may not be explained; some illustrations with some graphics
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At least three points described with proof of basic research; illustrated with some relevant graphics
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At least three points described thoroughly and illustrated with relevant graphics
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x3
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Personalities
(Famous people in all areas ) who influenced the decade
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Less than three points present, not explained; few illustrations or graphics
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At least three points present but may not be explained; some illustrations with some graphics
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At least three points described with proof of basic research; illustrated with some relevant graphics
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At least three points described thoroughly and illustrated with relevant graphics
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x3
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Illinois
(What was going on specifically in our state during that decade?)
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Less than three points present, not explained; few illustrations or graphics
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At least three points present but may not be explained; some illustrations with some graphics
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At least three points described with proof of basic research; illustrated with some relevant graphics
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At least three points described thoroughly and illustrated with relevant graphics
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x3
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Organization
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There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.
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Content is logically organized for the most part.
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Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed.
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Content is well organized using headings and / or titled slides to group related material.
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x2
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Originality
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Uses other people's ideas, but does not give them credit.
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Uses other people's ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking.
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Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights.
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Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive.
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x2
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Relevance
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Many slides and / or complete sections irrelevant to topic--they just don’t fit in.
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Some slides and / or complete sections irrelevant to topic—may not fit in well here and there.
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A few slides irrelevant to topic and may throw off the pace of the presentation.
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All slides and sections relevant to topic. Everything fits in just right.
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x2
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Appearance
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Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentation content.
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Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content.
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Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation.
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Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation.
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x3
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Quality of Animations and Sounds
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The sounds, and/or animations are unrelated to the content or distract from the content.
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Some of the sounds, and/or animations seem unrelated to the topic/theme and do not enhance the overall concepts.
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The sound/and or animation visually depict material and assist the audience in understanding the flow of information or content.
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The sound and/or animation assist in presenting an overall theme and make visual connections that enhance understanding of concept, ideas and relationships.
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x3
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Presentation
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Delivery not smooth and audience attention often lost.
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Delivery not smooth, but able to maintain interest of the audience most of the time.
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Rehearsed with fairly smooth delivery that holds audience attention most of the time.
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Well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention.
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x2
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Software Mastery
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The student does not appear to know how to use the software without assistance; basic application of program.
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Student knows how to use some parts of the software; slightly more than basic understanding of the functions of the program
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Student knows how to use the software and demonstrates additional skills beyond basic understanding of the program; uses more than one piece of software
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Student thoroughly understands the software and demonstrates an advanced understanding of its applications as shown in the presentation; uses multiple programs
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x4
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Time Management
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Student was off-task the majority of the time during the project.
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Student was off-task much of the time during the project, doing little work in the allotted time.
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Student was off-task occasionally during the project, but worked steadily most of the time.
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Student was engaged in the project and was on-task the majority of the time.
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x2
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Artistic Aspects
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Student has produced a basic presentation with little consideration for artistic quality.
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Student demonstrates some inclusion of artistic aspects in presentation
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Student demonstrates overall consideration of artistic aspects in the construction of the presentation
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Student thoroughly demonstrates artistic considerations in the presentation; much thought was put into its construction and appearance.
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x2
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Quality of Information Analysis
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Information is merely copied from Internet sources; much is not relevant as applied to project—Plagiarized!!!
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Information is copied to a great extent from Internet sources; some may not be relevant as applied to project—Plagiarism issues exist.
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Information has been reworded from Internet sources; most is relevant as applied to project—little or no danger of plagiarism issues.
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Information has been effectively reworded from Internet sources and is relevant and appropriate as applied to project—no danger of plagiarism issues. Well done!
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x3
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Microsoft Word Source Document
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Word document missing original information, reworded text, titles and web site addresses for easy reference; very little documented
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Word document missing original information, reworded text, titles and web site addresses for easy reference
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Word document contains most original information, reworded text, titles and web site addresses for easy reference
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Complete Word document including original information, reworded text, titles and web site addresses for easy reference
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x4
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Mechanics
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Multiple misspellings and/or grammatical errors or multiple instances of the same errors; extensive proofreading and reworking of material needed.
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Four-six misspellings and/or grammatical errors or multiple instances of the same errors. Much more proofreading needed.
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Three or fewer misspellings and/or mechanical errors. Evidence of proofreading, but more attention to detail needed.
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No misspellings or grammatical errors. Well proofread!
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x2
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Works Cited (as applied to information provided in PPT)
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No MLA format used; just a list of web addresses with no identification
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Too few sources, or sources of poor quality; incorrectly cited; incorrect MLA format
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At least three quality sources are present; some incorrectly cited; some errors in MLA format
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More than three quality sources present; correctly cited; few or no errors in MLA format
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x3
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