CATEGORY

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Subject Knowledge

Subject knowledge is evident throughout. (More than required) All information is clear, appropriate, and correct.

Subject knowledge is evident in much of the product. Information is clear, appropriate, and correct.

Some subject knowledge is evident. Some information is confusing, incorrect or flawed.

Subject knowledge is not evident. Information is confusing, incorrect or flawed

Focus on Assigned Topic

The entire digital story is related to the assigned topic and allows the reader to understand much more about the topic.

Most of the digital story is related to the assigned topic. The story wanders off at one point, but the reader can still learn something about the topic.

Some of the digital story is related to the assigned topic, but a reader does not learn much about the topic.

No attempt has been made to relate the digital story to the assigned topic.

Organization

The digital story is very well organized. One idea follows another in a logical sequence.

The digital story is pretty well organized. One idea may seem out of place.

The digital story is a little hard to follow.

Ideas seem to be randomly arranged.

Spelling and Punctuation

There are no spelling or punctuation errors in the final product.

There is one spelling or punctuation error in the final product.

There are 2-3 spelling and punctuation errors in the final product.

The final product has more than 3 spelling and punctuation errors.

Appearance

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.

Use of Time

Used time well during allotted class time (as shown by observation) with no reminders.

Used time well during allotted class time (as shown by observation) with no adult reminders.

Used time well (as shown by observation by teacher), but required adult reminders on one or more occasions to do so.

Used time poorly (as shown by observation by teacher) in spite of several adult reminders to do so.