Who's Who in the Colonies?

The evaluation for this project will be in three different parts.

First, you will be graded individually for two different items: Your individually written Who's Who colonist chapter, and your reading of your chapter. It will be out of a possible combined total of 56 points. You will be graded on each category, and the points will be added up for your total grade.

The following is the grading scale for the individually written "Who's Who" chapter:

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Organization	Information is very organized and is in paragraph format, with well-constructed paragraphs.	Information is mostly organized with well-constructed paragraphs.	Information is mostly organized, and paragraphs are not well-constructed.	The information appears to be disorganized. No paragraphs exist or information is presented in bulleted or other form.
Amount of Information	All topics are addressed and all questions answered. May include additional information not covered by the questions.	All topics are addressed and most questions answered. May include additional information not covered by the questions, but most likely will not.	Student attempts to answer most questions but may be missing a few. Answers to questions or topics may be incomplete or contain little factual information.	Many questions are not answered. Very little information is found within the body of the chapter.
Internet Use	Successfully uses suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Usually able to use suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Occasionally able to use suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Needs assistance or supervision to use suggested internet links and/or to navigate within these sites.
Paragraph Construction	All paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence.	Most paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence.	Paragraphs included related information but were typically not constructed well.	Paragraphing structure was not clear and sentences were not typically related within the paragraphs.
Diagrams & Illustrations	Student includes at least one illustration, which is neat, accurate and adds to the reader's understanding of the topic.	Student includes one illustration which is accurate and adds to the reader's understanding of the topic.	Student includes one illustration, which is neat but may not accurately reflect their understanding of the topic, and may only sometimes add to the reader's understanding of the topic.	Student does not include the mandated illustration. If one is included, it is not accurate OR does not add to the reader's understanding of the topic.

The following is the grading scale for the individual chapter reading...

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Voice	Always speaks loudly, slowly and clearly. Is easily understood by all audience members all the time.	Usually speaks loudly, slowly and clearly. Is easily understood by all audience members almost all the time.	Usually speaks loudly and clearly. Speaks so fast sometimes that audience has trouble understanding.	Speaks too softly or mumbles. The audience often has trouble understanding.
Audience Contact	Student looks at and tells the story to all members of the audience.	Student looks at and tells the story to a few people in the audience.	Student looks at and tells the story to 1-2 people in the audience.	Student does not look at or try to involve the audience.
Knows the Story	The student knows the reading well and has obviously practiced. Is comfortable enough to look around the room.	The student knows the story pretty well and has practiced the reading once or twice. May only look away from the paper a few times to look at the audience, but the speaker is relatively confident.	The student is relatively familiar with what they are reading, but did not appear to have practiced. Looks at audience very little or not at all. Has trouble sounding out words that should have already been practiced.	The student has great difficulty completing the reading, and does not look at the audience. Has trouble pronouncing the words and appears to lack confidence.

The last part of the grade will consist of the group project. For this, you will be graded on your knowledge as a group of the process you used to complete the project, the individual elements of the final product (the cover, the book as a whole, and the map), and how well you used your time. All of you will be held accountable for the parts of the book publishing process, so it's important to work as a group, and help each other with every part, even if it's NOT your assigned publishing role!

The following is the grading scale for the group's final product, including the book and the map:

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Attractiveness & Organization	The book is well-organized. Contains one chapter for each colonist.	The book is well-organized and contains one chapter for each colonist.	The book is well-organized. Contains one chapter for each colonist.	The book is not well-organized. Missing one or more chapters for each colonist.
Spelling & Proofreading	No spelling errors remain after one person other than the editor reads and corrects the book.	No more than 1 spelling error remains after one person other than the editor reads and corrects the book.	No more than 3 spelling errors remain after one person other than the editor reads and corrects the book.	Several spelling errors in the book.
Book Cover	Cover is neat and contains the title, due date, and the name of each group member.	Cover is neat and contains the title, due date, and the name of each group member. However, may be missing up to one element.	Cover appears somewhat sloppy and may be missing more than one element.	Cover appears sloppy and is missing most or all of the required elements.
Timeline	Group completes all deadlines for completion of the book by the given due dates. Group sessions are used effectively and work is usually completed during assigned group times.	Group completes most deadlines for completion of the book by the given due dates. Group sessions are mostly used effectively and work is completed during assigned group times.	Group completes about half of deadlines for completion of the book by the given due dates. Group sessions are not always used effectively. Assignments are usually not handed in at the end of group sessions.	Group completes little or no deadlines for completion of the book by the given due dates. Group sessions are ineffective and group assignments are not handed in at the end of group sessions.
Colony Map	Map is neat, attractive, and accurate. 90-100% of the labels/features can be read easily.	Map is neat and mostly accurate. 89-80% of the labels/features can be read easily.	Map is somewhat neat, and may contain inaccuracies. 79-70% of the labels/features can be read easily.	Map is sloppy and inaccurate. Less than 70% of the labels/features can be read easily. Map may not be completed at all.
Knowledge Gained	All students in the group can accurately answer all questions related to facts in the book and to technical processes used to create the book.	All students in the group can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the book and to technical processes used to create the book.	Most students in the group can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the book and to technical processes used to create the book.	Several students in the group appear to have little knowledge about the facts or technical processes used in the book.

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Who's Who in the Colonies?

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