Assessment

media type="custom" key="5744647" **Group Planning -- Research Project : Australian Poster Rubric **

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Student Names: Chief Website Searcher 1, Chief Website Searcher 2, Recorder, and the Editor. || Each student in the group can clearly explain what information s/he is responsible for locating. Chief Website Searcher 1, Chief Website Searcher 2, Recorder, and the Editor. || Each student in the group can, with minimal prompting from peers, clearly explain what information s/he is responsible for locating. Chief Website Searcher 1, Chief Website Searcher 2, Recorder, and the Editor. || One or more students in the group cannot clearly explain what information they are responsible for locating. Chief Website Searcher 1, Chief Website Searcher 2, Recorder, and the Editor. || Very colorful and has potential for a billboard. || Creative, well put together. More that 3 pictures with direction towards Australia. There is a saying that makes people keen to look at it more. Colorful and may have potential for a billboard. || Creative, well put together. More that 3 pictures with direction towards Australia. Colorful and could have potential for a billboard if edited more. || More that 3 pictures with direction towards Australia. Could have potential for a billboard if edited more. ||
 * CATEGORY || 4  || 3  || 2  || 1 ||
 * Ideas and Research || Researchers independently identify at least 4 reasonable, insightful, creative ideas/questions to pursue when doing the research. || Researchers independently identify at least 3 reasonable ideas/questions to pursue when doing the research. || Researchers identify, with some adult help, at least 2 reasonable ideas/questions to pursue when doing the research. || Researchers identify, with considerable adult help, 1 reasonable ideas/questions to pursue when doing the research. ||
 * Following Timeline || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Group independently develops a reasonable, complete timeline describing when different parts of the work (e.g.,planning, research, first draft, final draft) will be done. All students in group can independently describe the high points of the timeline. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Group independently develops a timeline describing when most parts of the work will be done. All students in group can independently describe the high points of the timeline. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Group independently develops a timeline describing when most parts of the work will be done. Most students can independently describe the high points of the timeline. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Group needs adult help to develop a timeline AND/OR several students in the group cannot independently describe the high points of the timeline. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Carrying Responsibility || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Each student in the group can clearly explain what information is needed by the group, what information s/he is responsible for locating, and when the information is needed.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Plan and Organising Information || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Students have developed a clear plan for organizing the information as it is gathered and in the final research product. All students can independently explain the planned organization of the research findings. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Students have developed a clear plan for organizing the information in the final research product. All students can independently explain this plan. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Students have developed a clear plan for organizing the information as it is gathered. All students can independently explain most of this plan. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Students have no clear plan for organizing the information AND/OR students in the group cannot explain their organizational plan. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Quality of Research and Sources || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Researchers independently locate at least 2 reliable, interesting information sources for EACH of their ideas or questions. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Researchers independently locate at least 2 reliable information sources for EACH of their ideas or questions. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Researchers, with some adult help, locate at least 1 reliable information sources for EACH of their ideas or questions. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Researchers, with extensive adult help, locate at least 1 reliable information sources for EACH of their ideas or questions. ||
 * Poster/ Billboard || Very creative, well put together. More that 4 pictures with direction towards Australia. There is a quote from Australian past.

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