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CATEGORY

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LiveBinder

All six to ten reserached tems have been well researched and evidence given of the impact they have today

More than half of the researched items have been well researched and evidence given of the impact they have today

More than a quarter but less than half of the researched items have been well researched and evidence given of the impact they have today

Less than a quarter of the researched items have been well researched and evidence given of the impact they have today

Quality of Sources

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

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

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

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

New millennium verse

The researched items are arranged in a rhythmic fashion that fits the original song

The researched items are arranged in a semi-rhythmic fashion that fits the original song

The researched items have very little rhythmic association of the original song

The researched items have no rhythmic association of the original song

Delegation of Responsibility

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.

Each student in the group can clearly explain what information s/he is responsible for locating.

Each student in the group can, with minimal prompting from peers, clearly explain what information s/he is responsible for locating.

One or more students in the group cannot clearly explain what information they are responsible for locating.