CRITERIA DESCRIPTION SCORE

4 3 2 1
Displays a clear Has a fairly clear Has brainstormed Little effort has
Rubrics for the Performance Task
picture of what the picture of what they their concept, but no been spent on
students are trying are trying to clear focus has brainstorming and
to achieve. achieve. It is closely emerged. refining a concept.
related to the
It is centered around concept and shows Goals/final Unclear on the
a concept that shows developed product not clearly goals and how the
highly developed awareness and defined. project objective
awareness and preparedness will be met.
preparedness during during geological
CONCEPT geological events. events.

Adequate
description of what Can describe what
they are trying to do they are trying to do
and generally how overall but has
his/her work will trouble describing
contribute to the how his/her work
final project. will contribute to
the final project.

The storyboard The storyboard is The storyboard is hard There is no

illustrates a easy to read and to read with evidence of a
presentation that is most elements are incomprehensible storyboard or
easy to comprehend. clearly written, labels and drawings. script.
All elements are labeled, or drawn Grammar and
clearly with little mistakes spellings are
written, labeled, or on grammar and generally incorrect.
drawn with no spellings.
mistakes on The thumbnail
grammar and Presentation sketches on the
spellings. includes thumbnail storyboard are not in
SCRIPT /
sketches of each logical sequence and
STORYBOARD
Presentation is video scene and do not provide
structured with includes text for complete descriptions
thumbnails, notes of each segment of the of the video scenes,
proposed transitions, presentation, audio background, or
special effects, descriptions of notes about the
sound, and title background audio dialogs.
tracks include: for each scene, and
text, color, notes about
placement, graphics, proposed shots and
etc. dialogs.

The content includes Information is The content does Content lacks a

a clear statement of presented as a not present a clearly central theme,
purpose or theme connected theme stated theme, is clear point of view,
and is creative, with accurate, vague, and some of and logical
compelling, and current supporting the supporting sequence of
clearly written. information that information does not information.
contributes to seem to fit the main
CONTENT / A rich variety of understanding the idea or appears as a Much of the
ORGANIZATION supporting project’s main idea. disconnected series of supporting
information in scenes with no information is
the video Details are logical of unifying main idea. irrelevant to the
contributes to the scenes with and Includes few citations overall message.
understanding of the persuasive, and few facts. The viewer is
project’s main idea. information is unsure what the
effectively used. message is because
there is little
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Events and messages The content persuasive in

are presented in a includes a clear formation and only
logical order, point of view with a one or two facts
includes properly progression of ideas about the topic are
cited sources. and supporting articulated.
information. Information is
Includes properly incorrect, out of
cited sources. date, or
incomplete. No
citations included.
The movie The movie The movie was made There was no
was completed and was completed and but had very little if movie or tape was
had all the re quired contained all the any editing. Many totally unedited
elements. The video required items. poor shots remain. with no transitions
was well edited and Video was very or audio support of
transits smoothly Editing was not fragmented and any kind.
from scene to scene done. Some poor choppy with little to
with proper use of shots remain. Movie no audio
QUALITY
transitions. is still somewhat reinforcement.
choppy.
Audio and other
enhancements were Audio and other
well used. enhancements were
utilized, but not for
maximum effect.

Students met Students met Only a couple of team Meetings were not
virtually and had virtually and had meetings were held held and/or some
regular discussions. regular discussions. virtually. Most of the of the team
All students on the All students on the students on the team members did not
team contributed to team contributed to contributed at some contribute at all to
the discussion and the discussion and level, but a majority of the project. Low
were part of the final were part of the the work was done by levels of
TEAMWORK project. Team final project. Team one or two. Several respect were
members showed members showed conflicts arose that evident within the
respect with each respect with each required adult team. A
other. No adult other. A little adult supervision. considerable adult
supervision is supervision is intervention is
required. required. required to settle
issues among team
members.
All project deadlines Most project Many project Deadlines were
were met. deadlines were met. deadlines were not regularly missed,
Those that were met, resulting in some having a significant
TIMELINESS late did not have impact on the finished impact on the final
significant impact project. project.
on the finished
project.
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