Darwin Postcard Grading Rubric Use this as a checklist! – Category 4 pts 3 pts 2pts 1 pts 0 pts Both present. Only 1 present. None present. Salutation & Closing Accuracy of All facts are Almost all facts Some facts are Most facts are All facts are Content accurate. are accurate. accurate. inaccurate. inaccurate. Required The postcard Majority of Half of the Less than half of None of the Questions answers all required questions required questions the required questions were required questions are on the are included. questions are included in as well as adding postcard. included. postcard. additional information. Relevance of Includes 3 or Includes 2 Contains a graphic Graphics do not No graphics. Graphics more graphics that graphics that are related to the relate to topic. are related to the related to the topic and makes it topic and makes it easier to easier to understand. understand. Attractiveness The postcard is The postcard is The postcard is The postcard is Postcard looks typed, not neatly handwritten, sloppily like it was shoved wrinkled, and no handwritten, not slightly wrinkled handwritten, at the bottom of a distracting errors. wrinkled, and has and has distracting wrinkled or locker or no distracting errors. folded, and has crammed in a errors. distracting errors. pocket. Time Used time wisely Used most of the Used some of the Did not use class Visited unrelated Management during class. class time wisely. class time wisely. time wisely. websites and Never distracted Rarely distracted Occasionally Often distracted distracted others. others. others. distracted others. others. Total out of 24 points _________________ / 24
Darwin Postcard Grading Rubric – Use this as a checklist! Category 4 pts 3 pts 2pts 1 pts 0 pts Salutation & Closing Both present. Only 1 present. None present. Accuracy of Content All facts are accurate. Almost all facts are accurate. Some facts are accurate. Most facts are inaccurate. All facts are inaccurate. Required Questions The postcard answers all required questions as well as adding additional information. Majority of required questions are on the postcard. Half of the required questions are included. Less than half of the required questions are included. None of the questions were included in postcard. Relevance of Graphics Includes 3 or more graphics that are related to the topic and makes it easier to understand. Includes 2 graphics that are related to the topic and makes it easier to understand. Contains a graphic related to the Graphics do not relate to topic. No graphics. Attractiveness The postcard is typed, not wrinkled, and no distracting errors. The postcard is neatly handwritten, not wrinkled, and has no distracting errors. The postcard is handwritten, slightly wrinkled and has distracting errors. The postcard is sloppily handwritten, wrinkled or folded, and has distracting errors. Postcard looks like it was shoved at the bottom of a locker or crammed in a pocket. Time Management Used time wisely during class. Never distracted others. Used most of the class time wisely. Rarely distracted others. Used some of the class time wisely. Occasionally distracted others. Did not use class time wisely. Often distracted others. Visited unrelated websites and distracted others. Total out of 24 points _________________ / 24
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