Cyndel, Jake, and Elizabeth
PBL Assessment Rubric
Driving Question: What is dangerous in our world today? What might go so wrong that our world would change drastically?
Criterion Below Expectations
Group Website ● The website does not
/300 points follow a dystopian
● The site is missing a theme
and/or main menu.
● The homepage summary
has over five grammatical
errors and is incomplete.
● The homepage conclusion
has over five grammatical
errors and is incomplete.
Group Infographic ● Infographic provides 0-1
/140 points descriptive details about
the imagined history of the
group's dystopia.
● Infographic presents 0-1
required timeline events in
detail (exposition, rising
action, climax, falling
Meets Expectations
● The Weebly website
provides an acceptable
layout that mostly portrays
a dystopian theme. The site
includes a main menu.
● The homepage includes a
summary of the group’s
dystopia with few
grammatical errors.
● The bottom of the
homepage includes a
conclusion with few
grammatical errors and
mentions real-world
problems associated with
the group’s dystopian topic.
● Infographic provides 3-4
descriptive details about
the imagined history of the
group's dystopia.
● Infographic presents 3-4 of
the required timeline events
in detail (exposition, rising
action, climax, falling
Exceeds Expectations
● The Weebly.com website
provides an excellent
layout that appropriately
portrays a dystopian theme
and appears professional
and easy to follow. The site
includes a main menu with
a clearly labeled tab for
each group member.
● The homepage includes a
brief summary of the
group’s dystopia of at least
200 words with no
grammatical errors.
● The bottom of the
homepage includes a
conclusion of at least 150
words with no grammatical
errors and acknowledges
effectively real-world
problems associated with
the group's dystopian
project.
● Infographic provides 5 or
more descriptive details
about the imagined history
of the group's dystopia.
● Infographic presents all
required timeline events in
detail (exposition, rising
action, climax, falling
 action, and denouement of
your dystopia).
● Graphics placement is
illogical and disorganized
or incomplete.
Personal Narrative ● The narrative includes less
/140 points than 1 descriptive detail of
dystopian life.
● Your narrative is less than
300 words and/or is not in
MLA format.
● Narrative has more than 4
grammatical errors.
Research Analysis ● The written analysis does
/140 points not describe how your issue
is affecting the society you
have created.
● The written analysis
includes 0-2 reliable
sources of research that are
hyperlinked and included
in your written analysis of
your topic and how it
affects your society.
● The written analysis is
missing from your website
● Written analysis does not
meet the minimum 250
words or has more than
five grammatical errors.
TED Talk Video ● TED Talk acknowledges 1
/140 points or none of the following:
action, and denouement of
your dystopia).
● Graphics placement is
mostly logical and
organized.
● The narrative includes 2-4
descriptive details of
dystopian life.
● Your narrative is 300-500
words in MLA format.
● Narrative has been
thoroughly proofread with
less than 4 grammatical
errors.
● The written analysis
describes how your issue is
affecting the society you
have created.
● Analysis includes 3-6
reliable sources of research
that are hyperlinked and
included in your written
analysis of your topic and
how it affects your society.
● The written analysis is
displayed on your website
● Written analysis is 250
words or more with no
more than 4 grammatical
errors.
● TED Talk acknowledges at
least 2 of the following:
action, and denouement of
your dystopia).
● Graphics placement is
logical and organized.
● The narrative includes 5 or
more descriptive details of
dystopian life.
● The narrative is 500 words
or more in MLA format.
● Narrative has been
thoroughly proofread with
no grammatical errors.
● Written analysis clearly
and completely describes
how your issue is affecting
the society you have
created.
● Analysis includes 7 or
more reliable sources of
research.
● All sources are correctly
hyperlinked and included
in your written analysis of
your topic and how it
affects your society.
● The written analysis is
neatly embedded and
displayed on your website
● The written analysis is 250
words or more with no
grammatical errors.
● TED Talk accurately and
fluently acknowledges:

Fictional Newspaper Article
/140 points
○ The problem that is
affecting society,
○ why society needs
to acknowledge it,
○ and what society
can do to solve the
problem before
things get worse.
● None of the steps have
been followed or submitted
ahead of time:
○ A Problem
Statement (to plan
TED Talk).
○ An Executive
Summary (Outline
for your TED Talk).
● Your final draft is missing
from the website.
● The video includes at least
no photo visuals.
● The student in the video is
not dressed professionally
(casual clothing).
● The article has 0-1 visuals.
● The article is missing a
headline and/or byline.
● Your article answers 0-2 of
the guiding questions
(Who, What, When,
Where, How, and Why).
● The article includes no
quotes.
○ The problem that is
affecting society,
○ why society needs
to acknowledge it,
○ and what society
can do to solve the
problem before
things get worse.
● At least 1 of the steps have
been followed and
submitted ahead of time:
○ A Problem
Statement (to plan
TED Talk).
○ An Executive
Summary (Outline
for your TED Talk).
● Your Final Draft is
included on your Weebly
Website.
● The video includes at least
1 photo visual.
● The student in the video is
dressed professionally
(dress shirt).
● The article includes a
prediction of what might
result if real-world
problems were not
addressed.
● The article mostly ties with
the TED Talk video project
in topic and details.
● The article includes 2 neat
and professional visuals.
● The article includes a
headline and byline of the
○ The problem that is
affecting society,
○ why society needs
to acknowledge it,
○ and what society
can do to solve the
problem before
things get worse.
● The following steps have to
been followed and
submitted ahead of time:
○ A Problem
Statement (to plan
TED Talk).
○ An Executive
Summary (Outline
for your TED Talk).
● The Final Draft is neatly
embedded into the Weebly
Website.
● The video includes logical
and relative photo visuals.
● The student in the video is
dressed professionally
(blazer and collared shirt).
● The article includes a
logical prediction of what
might result if real-world
problems were not
addressed.
● The article ties seamlessly
with the TED Talk video
project in topic and details.
● The article includes 3 or
more neat and professional
visuals.
● The article displays an
 student's name. imaginative headline that
● Your article answers most draws audience attention
of the guiding questions and includes a byline of the
(Who, What, When, student's name.
Where, How, and Why). ● The article correctly and
● The article includes 1 completely answers all
fictional quote (ex. from guiding questions. (Who,
the CDC). What, When, Where, How,
and Why).
● The article includes 2 or
more fictional quotes (ex.
from the CDC).

/1000 points