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Completion

Shows 2-3 photos from each day of trip, for a total of 7-8 days All photos have captions Map of trip route included (20 pts)

Shows 2-3 photos from each day of trip. Most photos have captions Map of trip route included (19 pts)

Shows 2-3 photos from each day of the trip Some photos have captions Map may not be included (17 pts)

Shows only 1 or no photos from some days of the trip Photos don't have captions, or captions are in English Map not shown (14 pts)

Quality of visuals

Slide show attention-grabbing (uses special effects) and appealing Considerable effort and creativity evident in the creation / selection of photos and visuals Visuals used effectively to illustrate events of trip (30 pts)

Slide show visually appealing Some creativity in the creation/selection of photos and visuals Visuals correspond to events of trip (27 pts)

Slide show Photos and visuals correspond to events of trip, but show no particular effort or creativity (e.g., pictures directly pasted from the Internet.) (24 pts)

Slide show is uninteresting Little or no effort evident in creation / selection of photos and visuals Visuals correspond poorly to events of the trip (e.g., a clip art picture of a penguin waiter) (20 pts)

Journal readings

Authors read fluently, with no hesitation or stumbling All words pronounced correctly. Speech loud, clear and easily audible. (15 pts)

Authors read fluently, hesitating only briefly / stumbling only once or twice. Nearly all pronunciations correct. Speech clear and easily audible. (14 pts)

Authors read slowly, with some hesistations, but can still be understood well. Several errors in pronunciation. Most of speech is clear, but at times too quiet. (12 pts)

Authors read haltingly and hesitantly to the point where it's hard to follow. Many errors in pronunciation. Most of speech is quiet or mumbled, and not easily audible. (10 pts)

Free speaking

Speakers don't refer to notes while describing pictures. Speakers are well-prepared with the words and phrases they need to describe pictures without hesitation. (15 pts)

Speakers don't refer to notes while describing pictures. Speakers are well-prepared, but may forget or hesitate on some minor words or phrases. (14 pts)

Speakers may have to glance at notes. Speakers forget some important words or phrases. Speakers accidentally say a phrase or two in English. (12 pts)

Speakers read from notes. OR Speakers are at a loss to describe pictures, lacking the necessary vocabulary OR Speakers resort to using English multiple times. (10 pts)

Individual involvement

You took a leading role during the final multimedia presentation. Your group feels you were an active leader in preparing the project. (10 pts)

You participated about as much as other group members during the final multimedia presentation. Your group feels you did your fair share of work preparing the project. (9 pts)

You participated somewhat less than other group members during the final multimedia presentation. Your group feels you did somewhat less than your fair share of work preparing the project. (7 pts)

You participated far less than other group members during the final multimedia presentation. Your group feels you did far less than your fair share of work preparing the project. (4 pts)

Fair use / citation sheet

Bibliography cites sources of all media used Sources cited in the correct format (10 pts)

Bibliography cites sources of all media used (9 pts)

Bibliography cites sources of only some of the media used (7 pts)

Bibliography cites few or none of the sources used AND/OR Sources are used in violation of fair use guidlines. (6 pts)