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Plan for Organizing Information

Students have developed a clear plan for organizing the information as it is gathered and in the final journal entry. All students can independently explain the planned organization of the journal entry.

Students have developed a clear plan for organizing the information in the final journal entry. All students can independently explain this plan.

Students have developed a clear plan for organizing the information as it is gathered. All students can independently explain most of this plan.

Students have no clear plan for organizing the information AND/OR students in the group cannot explain their organizational plan.

Quality of Sources

Researchers independently locate at least 2 reliable, interesting information sources for EACH of their ideas.

Researchers independently locate at least 2 reliable information sources for EACH of their ideas.

Researchers, with some adult help, locate at least 2 reliable information sources for EACH of their ideas.

Researchers, with extensive adult help, locate at least 2 reliable information sources for EACH of their ideas.

Group Timeline

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.

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.

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.

Group needs adult help to develop a timeline AND/OR several students in the group cannot independently describe the high points of the timeline.