Evaluation 
Author Information
The Author information sheet should comply to all requirements. All information should be completed correctly without spelling or grammar errors.
Venn Diagram
The venn diagram should comply to all requirements and be completed correctly without spelling errors.
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Required Elements All questions were answered completely and answers were clearly stated. All questions were answered completely, but answers were not clearly stated. Not all questions were answered completely, or answers were not clearly stated. All questions were not answered completely.
Grammar & spelling (conventions) Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling. Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling. Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling. Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling.
Book Jacket
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Format


 Complies with all the requirements  Complies with almost all the requirements  Complies with several of the requirements Complies with less than 75% of the requirements
Sentences & Paragraphs Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-constructed and of varied structure. All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons). Paragraphing is generally done well. Most sentences are complete and well-constructed. Paragraphing needs some work. Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work.
Grammar & spelling (conventions) Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling. Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling. Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling. Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling.
Illustration Illustration is expressive and detailed and relates to title. Illustration is expressive, somewhat detailed, and somewhat related to title. Illustration has few details, and few relationships to title. Illustration lacks almost all detail and is unrelated to title.


Communication/Letter
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Sentences & Paragraphs
 Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-constructed and of varied structure. All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons). Paragraphing is generally done well. Most sentences are complete and well-constructed. Paragraphing needs some work. Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work.
Grammar & spelling (conventions)
 Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling. Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling. Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling. Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling.
Length
 The letter is 10 or more sentences. The letter is 8-9 sentences. The letter is 5-7 sentences. The letter is less than 5 sentences.
Format

 

 Complies with all the requirements for a friendly letter. Complies with almost all the requirements for a friendly letter. Complies with several of the requirements for a friendly letter. Complies with less than 75% of the requirements for a friendly letter.

Presentation

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Required Elements The presentation includes all required elements as well as additional information. All required elements are included in the presentation. All but 1 of the required elements are included in the presentation. Several required elements were missing.
Content - Accuracy At least 7 accurate facts are displayed in the presentation. 5-6 accurate facts are displayed in the presentation. 3-4 accurate facts are displayed in the presentation. Less than 3 accurate facts are displayed in the presentation.
Attractiveness The presentation is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness. The presentation is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness. The presentation is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy. The presentation is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive.
Mechanics Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the presentation. There is 1 error in capitalization or punctuation. There are 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation. There are more than 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation.
Grammar There are no grammatical mistakes in the presentation. There is 1 grammatical mistake in the presentation. There are 2 grammatical mistakes in the presentation. There are more than 2 grammatical mistakes in the presentation.

Webquest

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Introduction All questions were answered completely and rationales for the answers were clearly stated.  All questions were answered completely, but rationales for the all the answers were not clearly stated. Not all questions were answered completely, or greater than 2 rationales for the all answers were not clearly stated. All questions were not answered completely.
Task  All areas of the task were addressed and handled with a high degree of sophistication. The plan demonstrated a great deal of thought.  At least one area of the task was not addressed. The plan followed demonstrated a great deal of thought. At least two areas of the task were not addressed. The plan followed demonstrated a moderate level of thought.  The task is incomplete and/or it is apparent that little effort went into the development of the task.
Process: Teamwork
(if applicable)		 It is evident that a mutual effort and cohesive unit created the final product. The team worked well together, but could have utilized each other's skills to a better degree. The team had problems working together. Little collaboration occurred. The final product is not the result of a collaborative effort. The group showed no evidence of collaboration.
Process: Originality The ideas expressed demonstrate a high degree of originality. The ideas expressed are mostly original.  The ideas expressed demonstrate a low degree of originality. There were no original ideas expressed in this project.
Grammar, Format , and Spelling The final presentation of work was free of grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.  The final presentation of work had 1 error related to either grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.  The final presentation of work had 3-5 grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.  The final presentation of work had major grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.
Webquest
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Work Habits Stayed on task Needed some guidance Needed alot of guidance and reminders to stay on task
Daily Log Very thoughtful; detailed Some detail Very limited thoughts; little written
Book Cover Creative; detailed; 
colorful		 Some common ideas; a little different from the original Not original; copied ideas
Venn Diagram Lots of comparisons Some comparisons Little or no
use of comparisons
Presentation Creative; used lots of originalilty Some common ideas Very sloppy; no thought put into presentation
Introduction
Task
Process
Evaluation
Conclusion
Teacher