Contribution Criteria	Distinguished 4	Meets Expectations 3	Room for Improvement 2	Incomplete 1	Score
Information	Is accurate Well developed, organized, and supported by pertinent details Shows clear evidence of analysis, synthesis, reflection and insight/critical thinking. Goes well beyond the information provided All questions covered	Is accurate Well developed, organized, and supported by pertinent details Some critical thinking/insight evident 90% of questions covered	Has some inaccuracies Is scattered and difficult to follow Is supported by few details Beginnings of critical thinking Is insufficient over 50% of questions covered	Is inaccurate Has little relevance or is confusing Exhibits a lack of understanding No critical thinking Less than 50% of questions covered
Organization	Student presents factual information and interpretations in a logical, sophisticated and profound sequence which audience can follow.	Student presents factual information and interpretations in a logical, in-depth and revealing sequence which audience can follow.	Student presents factual information and interpretations in a somewhat developed and perceptive sequence but audience has difficulty following presentation because the student jumps around	Student presents factual information and interpretations in a naive and literal sense. Audience cannot understand presentation because there is no sequence of information.
Teamwork	Peer and self assessment rubrics clearly demonstrate that the project was a group effort. The rubrics provide evidence that the members brainstormed, discussed, assumed roles and solved problems. Provides evidence that the group members helped one another, shared ideas, developed and evaluated their finished product	Peer and self assessment rubrics provide evidence that the members divided tasks, shared workload and managed problems in a manner that advanced the group goal	Peer and self assessment rubrics provide evidence that the members occasionally helped one another but required teacher assistance to help guide and resolve differences One person documents that he/she did most of the work and/or problems were not managed in a way that advanced the group goal	Peer and self assessment rubrics demonstrate that the group was unable to divide tasks effectively or resolve differences Too many inconsistancies are evident from the rubrics suggesting that there was too little or no collaboration
Layout and Presentation	Effectively integrates spoken and visual presentation. A high degree of originality, organization and eye appeal.	Integrates spoken and visual presentation. Organization apparent and appealing.	Spoken and visual presentation not integrated in parts. Too many 'added extras' which detract from the message. Some organization shown	Not organized well. Not appealing to the eye. Too many unnecessary extras/transitions. Message not the most important characteristic
Oral Delivery	Engaging; has excellent eye contact; demonstrates considerable understanding of the topic by speaking to audience with infrequent references to notes.	Adequate; maintains balanced eye contact between audience and notes; demonstrates sufficient understanding of the topic with some reference to notes or evidence of memorization vice comprehension	Some eye contact; some understanding of topic; considerable reference to notes or evidence of memorization.	Has little eye contact; reads extensively from notes; extensive memorization.