Poor

1

Fair

2

Good

3

Excellent

4

Score

Group

(Presentation)

Little preparation and only one to two members presented

Were prepared but had little excitement/enthusiasm and only three members presented

Were prepared and had excitement/enthusiasm and all members presented

Were prepared and had excitement/enthusiasm, all members presented, and involved the class

Group

(Newsletter)

Little organization, effort, creativity, and met few requirements

Some organization, effort, creativity, and met the minimal requirements

Organized, displays effort, creativity, and met all requirements

Well organized, displays excellent effort, creativity, and met all requirements

Investigator

(Research)

Met three out of the seven requirements and did little research

Met five out of the seven requirements and did minimum research

Met all seven requirements and did the research

Met all seven requirements and developed more than two additional facts

Interviewer

(Deadline)

Did not meet group deadline

Met group deadline

Interviewer

(Information)

Met three out of the seven requirements and collected little information

Met five out of the seven requirements and collected minimal information

Met all seven requirements and collected all the information

Met all seven requirements and developed more than three additional questions

Editor

(Deadline)

Did not meet group deadline

Met group deadline

 Editor

(Organization)

Set group deadlines but did not meet any other requirements

Set group deadlines and meet two out of the five requirements

Set group deadlines and meet all five requirements

Set group deadlines and met all five requirements in addition displayed exceptional organization and very few grammatical errors

Designer

(Deadline)

Did not meet group deadline

Met group deadline

 Designer

(Creator of Newsletter)

Met three out of the seven requirements and put little effort into designing

Met five out of the seven requirements and did not make the newsletter look authentic

Met all seven requirements

Met all seven requirements and has included more than four pictures