CATEGORY

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3

2

1

Content

Covers topic in-depth with 15 or more factual details of the selected shark. Subject knowledge is excellent.

Includes 13-14 essential facts about the selected shark. Subject knowledge appears to be good.

Includes 11-12 essential facts about the selected shark or there are 1-2 factual errors.

Content is minimal with 10 or less facts about the selected shark or there are several factual errors. (3 or more)

Attractiveness

Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation.

Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation.

Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content.

Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentaion content or they were not used.

Grammar and Spelling

No misspellings or grammatical errors.

Three or fewer misspellings and/or mechanical errors.

Four misspellings and/or grammatical errors.

More than 4 errors in spelling or grammar.

Organization

Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material.

Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed.

Content is logically organized for the most part.

There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.

Permissions

All permissions to use graphics "borrowed" from web pages or scanned from books have been requested, received, printed and saved for future reference and were cited in the credits.

All permissions to use graphics "borrowed" from web pages or scanned from books have been requested and received.

Most permissions to use graphics "borrowed" from web pages or scanned from books have been requested and received.

Permissions were not requested for several graphics "borrowed" from web pages or scanned from books.

Originality

Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive.

Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights.

Uses other people's ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking.

Uses other people's ideas, but does not give them credit.

Oral Presentation

Movie lines were memorized with the appropriate volume of the actors and a very clear understanding of the lines.

Movie lines were memorized with a 1-3 noticeable errors and the volume of the actors was a little difficult to hear or understand at times.

Movie lines were memorized with a 4-6 noticeable errors and the volume of the actors was very difficult to hear or understand at times.

Movie lines were memorized with over 7 noticeable errors and the volume of the actors was extremely difficult to hear or understand through out the entire movie.

Requirements

Movie was between 15 minutes and 20 minutes in length.

Movie was 12 to 14 minutes 59 seconds or 21-22 minutes in length.

Movie was 6 to 11 minutes 59 seconds or 22-23 minutes in length.

Movie was under 6 minutes or over 23 minutes in length.

Presentation

Well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention.

Rehearsed with fairly smooth delivery that holds audience attention most of the time.

Delivery not smooth, but able to maintain interest of the audience most of the time.

Delivery not smooth and audience attention often lost.